むかえる – Vocabulary details

むかえる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to go out to meet

2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)

3. to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)

4. to call for; to summon; to invite

5. to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

む

かえる

to meet; to greet

to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death

to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak

to approach the finale; to come to a close

to cater to another's wish; to accommodate; to be agreeable

to send for

夏なつは終おわりをむかえていた。

The summer was coming to an end.

お昼ひるにむかえにいくから。

I'll come at noon to pick you up.

新しん年ねんはどこでむかえたい？

Where do you want to celebrate New Year?

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