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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
Check pronunciation: encounter. Definition of encounter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ENCOUNTER meaning: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.
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.
Definitions of encounter. verb. come together. synonyms: come across, meet, run across, run into, see. assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet. collect in one place. see more. verb. come upon, as if by accident; meet with. synonyms: bump, chance, find, happen. verb. be beset by. synonyms: run into. see more. verb. experience as a reaction.
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.
n. a meeting with a person or thing, esp. a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting: Our running into each other was merely a chance encounter. a meeting of persons or groups that are in conflict or opposition; combat; battle: Another such encounter and we may lose the war.
