well-metadj.int.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmɛt/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and meet v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English met , meet v.

Etymology: < well adv. + met, past participle of meet v.

A. adj.

†1. Evenly matched in an encounter; well-matched. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 586 There were neuere two so wel I-met whanne ye ben his al hool as he is youre.

1592 P. Moffett Comm. Prouerbes Salomon xxv. 214 A mouth which vttereth pretious reproofes and admonitions, and an eare which listeneth to them with attention and humilitie, are not onely sutable and well met, but [etc.].

1598 T. Powell Loues Leprosie sig. Ci Well mounted & well met, they ioyne togeather.

1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie xxvii. 150 Which Boniface persuaded Zacharie (a couple of scholers well met) to condemne in him as Heresie and irreligion.

1613 R. Zouche Dove sig. D3^v The Mase [i.e. the river Maas]..ioynes at length To Rhenes more worthy force, his wel-met strength.

†2. Apparently: designating a skilfully executed defensive stroke or movement, which parries blows effectively. Obsolete. rare.

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a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. X1^v To stand vpon the best defensiue gard he could; somtimes going backe..; sometime with strong and well-met wards.

3. attributive. Designating people who meet each other cordially or as friends, esp. by chance; happily or fortunately encountered, (mutually) welcomed.For predicative use in this sense see to be well met at meet v. 7f. hail fellow well met: see hail-fellow adj. b.

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1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. ix. ix. f. 131^v Thus like two well-met friendly companions, they rode on together.

1691 C. W. Congr. at Hague 55 Short and frequent Embraces of some well-met Friends.

1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus v. 57 Haste then, let's joyn our well-met Hands together.

1825 H. B. Gascoigne Path to Naval Fame (ed. 2) 43 Now each..To well-met friends imparts the happy news.

1964 Economist 12 Dec. 1296/2 It [sc. the company] will be found to be highly effective and, I believe, a well-met friend of farming.

1994 H. Chertok Israeli Preoccupations 4 About a dozen round tables were laden with plates that the well-met guests were polishing off with gusto.

B. int.

As two words. Used as a greeting when encountering an acquaintance by chance. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of welcome

welcomec890

to be well meta1470

well-met1522

welcome aboard1962

1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. C.v^v Well ymet syr, well ymet.

?a1525 (?a1475) Play Sacrament 237 A! Petre Powle, good daye and wele imett!

a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Bii^v What wanton wanton nowe well ymet.

a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iv. sig. G2 Widdowe Countesse well ymet.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. iii. 45 Well met, well met, Master Antipholus.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 299 Now well met Egypt..For we have appetite, for they Flesh pots.

1718 C. Beckingham Scipio Africanus iii. ii. 26 Well met, Trebellius, Fellow Soldier.

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. i. 3 Ho, Diomed, well met.

1958 H. E. Bates Darling Buds of May (1961) 65 ‘Hail,’ the Brigadier said. The voice was low and cryptic. ‘Well met, Larkin.’

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 299 Why, Mr. Dixon. Well met.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-met
释义	well-metadj.int. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈmɛt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmɛt/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and meet v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., English met , meet v. Etymology: < well adv. + met, past participle of meet v. A. adj. †1. Evenly matched in an encounter; well-matched. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 586 There were neuere two so wel I-met whanne ye ben his al hool as he is youre. 1592 P. Moffett Comm. Prouerbes Salomon xxv. 214 A mouth which vttereth pretious reproofes and admonitions, and an eare which listeneth to them with attention and humilitie, are not onely sutable and well met, but [etc.]. 1598 T. Powell Loues Leprosie sig. Ci Well mounted & well met, they ioyne togeather. 1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie xxvii. 150 Which Boniface persuaded Zacharie (a couple of scholers well met) to condemne in him as Heresie and irreligion. 1613 R. Zouche Dove sig. D3^v The Mase [i.e. the river Maas]..ioynes at length To Rhenes more worthy force, his wel-met strength. †2. Apparently: designating a skilfully executed defensive stroke or movement, which parries blows effectively. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xi. sig. X1^v To stand vpon the best defensiue gard he could; somtimes going backe..; sometime with strong and well-met wards. 3. attributive. Designating people who meet each other cordially or as friends, esp. by chance; happily or fortunately encountered, (mutually) welcomed.For predicative use in this sense see to be well met at meet v. 7f. hail fellow well met: see hail-fellow adj. b. ΚΠ 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron II. ix. ix. f. 131^v Thus like two well-met friendly companions, they rode on together. 1691 C. W. Congr. at Hague 55 Short and frequent Embraces of some well-met Friends. 1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus v. 57 Haste then, let's joyn our well-met Hands together. 1825 H. B. Gascoigne Path to Naval Fame (ed. 2) 43 Now each..To well-met friends imparts the happy news. 1964 Economist 12 Dec. 1296/2 It [sc. the company] will be found to be highly effective and, I believe, a well-met friend of farming. 1994 H. Chertok Israeli Preoccupations 4 About a dozen round tables were laden with plates that the well-met guests were polishing off with gusto. B. int. As two words. Used as a greeting when encountering an acquaintance by chance. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of welcome welcomec890 to be well meta1470 well-met1522 welcome aboard1962 1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. C.v^v Well ymet syr, well ymet. ?a1525 (?a1475) Play Sacrament 237 A! Petre Powle, good daye and wele imett! a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Bii^v What wanton wanton nowe well ymet. a1592 R. Greene Sc. Hist. Iames IV (1598) iv. sig. G2 Widdowe Countesse well ymet. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iv. iii. 45 Well met, well met, Master Antipholus. View more context for this quotation 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 299 Now well met Egypt..For we have appetite, for they Flesh pots. 1718 C. Beckingham Scipio Africanus iii. ii. 26 Well met, Trebellius, Fellow Soldier. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. i. 3 Ho, Diomed, well met. 1958 H. E. Bates Darling Buds of May (1961) 65 ‘Hail,’ the Brigadier said. The voice was low and cryptic. ‘Well met, Larkin.’ 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 299 Why, Mr. Dixon. Well met. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.int.a1413
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