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1. : a meeting between hostile factions or persons : a sudden often violent clash. an encounter between the police and demonstrators. 2. a. : a chance meeting. an accidental encounter. b. : a particular kind of meeting or experience with another person.
ENCOUNTER definition: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.
Synonyms for ENCOUNTER: meet, confront, catch, greet, happen (upon), stumble (upon), run upon, run into; Antonyms of ENCOUNTER: avoid, escape, evade, shake, elude, shun, dodge, duck.
Encounter definition: to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly. See examples of ENCOUNTER used in a sentence.
ENCOUNTER meaning: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.
encounter. verb. OPAL W. /ɪnˈkaʊntə (r)/ /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ Verb Forms. encounter something to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else synonym meet (8), run into. We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week.
encounter. verb. These are words and phrases related to encounter. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of encounter. She encountered an old friend on the street. The plane encountered a storm over the Rockies.
/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.
encounter meaning, definition, what is encounter: to experience something, especially prob...: Learn more.
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.
