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welcome vs receive

receive vs welcome

welcome is a noun but receive is not a noun.

welcome is an adjective but receive is not an adjective.

welcome and receive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
welcome Yes Yes Yes No
receive No No Yes No
As verbs, welcome and receive are synonyms defined as:
  • welcome and receive: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
As verbs, receive is a hypernym of welcome; that is, receive is a word with a broader meaning than welcome:
  • welcome: receive someone, as into one's house
  • receive: express willingness to have in one's home or environs
Other hypernyms of welcome include invite, take in.
welcome (noun) receive (noun)
a greeting or reception
the state of being welcome
welcome (adjective) receive (adjective)
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
welcome (verb) receive (verb)
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival convert into sounds or pictures
receive someone, as into one's house receive a specified treatment (abstract)
accept gladly accept as true or valid
regard favorably or with disapproval
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
express willingness to have in one's home or environs
register (perceptual input)
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
receive as a retribution or punishment
get something; come into possession of
have or give a reception
experience as a reaction
Difference between welcome and receive

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