verb (ichidan)むかえる · mukaeru
Englishto go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet
- 医者を迎えにやったとき彼が病気になって１週間たっていた。He had been ill for a week when they sent for a doctor.
Englishto call for; to summon; to invite
- 彼をすぐに迎えてやることに決まった。It was decided that he should be sent for at once.
Englishto accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
- 首相は三顧の礼をもって彼を法務大臣に迎えた。The Prime Minister has won his services as Minister for Justice.
Englishto reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.); to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.); to approach (e.g. death)
- よいお年をお迎えください。I wish you a Happy New Year.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)