Idioms for welcome

    wear out one's welcome, to make one's visits so frequent or of such long duration that they become offensive: Your cousins have long since worn out their welcome.

Origin of welcome

before 900; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse velkominn, equivalent to vel well1 + kominn come (past participle); replacing Old English wilcuma one who is welcome, equivalent to wil- welcome (see will2) + cuma comer

OTHER WORDS FROM welcome

Example sentences from the Web for unwelcome

British Dictionary definitions for unwelcome (1 of 2)

unwelcome
/ (ʌnˈwɛlkəm) /

adjective

(of persons) not welcome
causing dissatisfaction or displeasure

Derived forms of unwelcome

unwelcomely, adverb unwelcomeness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for unwelcome (2 of 2)

Derived forms of welcome

welcomely, adverb welcomeness, noun welcomer, noun

Word Origin for welcome

C12: changed (through influence of well 1) from Old English wilcuma (agent noun referring to a welcome guest), wilcume (a greeting of welcome), from wil will ² + cuman to come

Idioms and Phrases with unwelcome

welcome

see warm welcome; wear out one's welcome; you're welcome.