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   En·coun·ter

   /inˈkoun(t)ər/

   

   verb

   • 1. unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile): "we have encountered one small problem" Similar experiencecome into contact withrun intocome acrosscome up againstfacebe faced withconfrontbe forced to contend with
   • ▪ meet (someone) unexpectedly. Similar meetmeet by chancerun intorun acrosscome acrosscome uponstumble acrossstumble onchance onhappen oninformal:bump intoarchaic:run against

   noun

   • 1. an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something: "she felt totally unnerved by the encounter" Similar meetingchance meetingbrushrendezvouscontact
   • ▪ a confrontation or unpleasant struggle: "his close encounter with death" Similar battlefightclashconflictconfrontationengagementskirmishbrushinformal:run-inset-todust-upscrapaftersarchaic:rencounter
   • ▪ a violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances: "he was shot dead in a police encounter"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’.

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   noun. a meeting with a person or thing, especially 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.

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   Check pronunciation: encounter. Definition of encounter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   ENCOUNTER meaning: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   5 days ago · encounter in American English. (enˈkauntər) transitive verb. 1. to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly. to encounter a new situation. 2. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.) We encounter so many problems in our work.

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   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.

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   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.