different between welfare vs safely

English

Etymology

From Middle English welfare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare well, get along successfully, prosper”) (cognate with Middle Low German wolvare (“welfare”), Old Norse velferð, Swedish välfärd, German Wohlfahrt and Dutch welvaart.) Equivalent to well +? fare.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l?f??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?l?f??/

Noun

welfare (usually uncountable, plural welfares)

1. (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
2. (uncountable, chiefly US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of welfare assistance).

   Synonyms: income support, public assistance, social security

3. (chiefly US) Such payment.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

welfare (third-person singular simple present welfares, present participle welfaring, simple past and past participle welfared)

1. (transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.

   welfaring the poor

See also

Further reading

• welfare at OneLook Dictionary Search
• "welfare" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 332.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Noun

welfare m (invariable)

1. welfare state

English

Etymology

From Middle English savely; equivalent to safe +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?se?fli/
• Hyphenation: safe?ly

Adverb

safely (comparative safelier or more safely, superlative safeliest or most safely)

1. In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
2. In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.
   • It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.

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Anagrams

• falsey