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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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   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.

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   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, and usage examples of encounter.

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   What does it mean to encounter someone?

   • encounter somebody/something (formal) to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody/something new, unusual or unexpected synonym come across She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. Plant scientists first encountered the phenomenon in the 1930s.

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   What is encounter verb?

   • Definition of encounter verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 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.

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   What is another word for encounter?

   • Other forms: encountered; encounters; encountering If you run into that cute guy (or girl) from the local deli when you’re at the grocery store and you stop to chat, you’ve just had an encounter, which is a casual meeting, often resulting by chance. When you encounter the word encounter, context will tell you if it’s acting as a verb or a noun.

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   Learn the meaning of encounter as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, collocations and usage examples. Find out how to pronounce encounter and translate it into different languages.

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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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   5 days ago · 1. verb. If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another. [VERB noun] Thousands of customers have encountered problems. [VERB noun] Synonyms: experience, meet, face, suffer More Synonyms of encounter. 2. verb.

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    encounter somebody/something (formal) to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody/something new, unusual or unexpected synonym come across. She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. Plant scientists first encountered the phenomenon in the 1930s.