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encounter - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
encounter
Definition
(noun) a minor short-term fight
Synonyms
:
brush
,
clash
,
skirmish
Definition
(noun) a casual or unexpected convergence
Synonyms
:
meeting
Example Sentence
he still remembers their meeting in Paris
there was a brief encounter in the hallway
Definition
(noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing
Synonyms
:
coming upon
Definition
(noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Synonyms
:
confrontation
,
face-off
,
showdown
Definition
(verb) come together
Synonyms
:
come across
,
meet
,
run across
,
run into
,
see
Example Sentence
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again!
Definition
(verb) come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Synonyms
:
bump
,
chance
,
find
,
happen
Example Sentence
We find this idea in Plato
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
Definition
(verb) be beset by
Synonyms
:
run into
Example Sentence
The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
Definition
(verb) experience as a reaction
Synonyms
:
meet
,
receive
Example Sentence
My proposal met with much opposition
Definition
(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Synonyms
:
meet
,
play
,
take on
Example Sentence
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary
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