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(archaic) Welcome, greeted. / Greeted by a person of high respect or social status. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see well, met.

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well met

Source Word

well met

archaic not-comparable

Japanese Meaning

（古語）歓迎された、迎え入れられた / （古語）高い敬意や社会的地位を持つ人物から挨拶された / （idiom的でなく、比喩的でなく）「well, met」と同様の意味合いとして用いられる

At dawn the returning knights were well met by cheering townsfolk.

夜明けに帰還した騎士たちは歓声を上げる町の人々に温かく迎えられた。

Sense（1）

(archaic) Welcome, greeted.

Clown: Here comes Sir Oliver: Sir Oliver Mar-text, you are well met.

Sense（2）

Greeted by a person of high respect or social status.

Lady Merlumina?! You were well met. She is an ancestor of mine.

Sense（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see well, met.