迎える

What does 迎える mean in English?

1. to go out to meet(v1, vt)
2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)(v1, vt)
3. to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)(v1, vt)
4. to call for; to summon; to invite(v1, vt)
5. to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)(v1, vt)