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a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: encounter with I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig. encounter between This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders since the election. an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met before.
The meaning of ENCOUNTER is to meet as an adversary or enemy. How to use encounter in a sentence.
to experience something, especially something unpleasant: When did you first encounter these difficulties? The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of encounter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant.
Definition of encounter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. OPAL W. /ɪnˈkaʊntə (r)/ /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent. a chance encounter. encounter with somebody/something Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police. Flaubert was her first encounter with French literature.
to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.): We encounter so many problems in our work. to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict: We will encounter the enemy at dawn.
verb. /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ Verb Forms. encounter something to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else synonym meet with something, run into We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. I had never encountered such resistance before. Want to learn more?
1. If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. [...] 2. If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly. [formal] [...] 3. An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant. [...] More. Conjugations of 'encounter' present simple: I encounter, you encounter [...]
noun. a casual meeting with a person or thing. synonyms: coming upon. see more. verb.
