well met

interjection

A greeting.

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

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Meanings

interjection
  1. archaicA greeting.

    Bardolph: Well met, Corporal Nim.

    c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act II, scene I
    2 more examples

    " Well met ! Well met ! Thou'lt soon be set Before the ale-cup flowing."

    1833, Unknown translator, “The Death Song of Regner Lodbrog”, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 33, page 915

    "Ho, Fios," Verne said as he raised a hand in greeting. "Well met, Master Verne," the smallest of the dogs replied.

    2011, James A Owen, The Dragon's Apprentice, →ISBN, page 120
adjectivewell met (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableWelcome, greeted.

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

    c. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act I, scene IX
    2 more examples

    Mother of God! but we are well met here, in this wilderness, among the savages.

    1902, Emerson Hough, The Mississippi Bubble, →ISBN, pages 280–281

    "Lord Vergoin, you are well met. I trust my poor table will not too gravely disappoint you."

    2009, Kage Baker, (Please provide the book title or journal name), →ISBN, page 109
  2. not comparableGreeted by a person of high respect or social status.

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

  3. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see well, met.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hello

Origin

A shortening of It is well that we have met.

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APA

well met. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%20met

MLA

“well met.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%20met. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well met,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%20met.

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