1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet

2. 2.

   to call for; to summon; to invite

3. 3.

   to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

Example sentences

• トムは来年100歳を迎える。

  Tom will be a hundred years old next year.

• 父方の祖父は明日米寿を迎える。

  My grandfather on my father's side is celebrating his 88th birthday tomorrow.