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Encounter is a verb that means to meet as an adversary or enemy, to engage in conflict with, or to come upon face-to-face. It can also be a noun that means a meeting between hostile factions or persons, a chance meeting, or a coming into the vicinity of a celestial body. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and more.
Learn the meaning of encounter as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and common collocations. Find out how to pronounce encounter and how to translate it in different languages.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb encounter, which means to meet or experience something, especially something new or unexpected. See synonyms, collocations and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Learn the meaning of encounter as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and collocations. Find out how to pronounce encounter and translate it into different languages.
Encounter is a verb that means to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly, to meet with or contend against, or to meet in conflict. It can also be a noun that means a meeting with a person or thing, or a meeting of people in conflict. See synonyms, origin, usage examples and related words for encounter.
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.
to experience something unpleasant: We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning. encounter verb [T] (MEET) to meet someone, especially when you do not expect it. encounter. noun [ C ] uk / ɪnˈkaʊntə r/ us. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance.
