Japanese DictionaryDefinition of むかえる
- (v1, vt) to go out to meet
６時にホテルに車で迎えて下さい。
Please pick me up at the hotel at six o'clock. - to receive; to welcome
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. - to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
- to 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. - to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
よいお年をお迎えください。
I wish you a Happy New Year.
