encounter

encounter: en|coun|ter¹ W3 [ınˈkauntə US -ər] v [T]

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: encontrer, from Late Latin incontra 'toward']

1.) to experience something, especially problems or opposition

encounter problems/difficulties

▪ They encountered serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.

encounter opposition/resistance

▪ The government has encountered strong opposition to its plans to raise income tax.

▪ The doctor had encountered several similar cases in the past.

2.) formal to meet someone without planning to

▪ I first encountered him when studying at Cambridge.

encounter ²

encounter² n

1.) an occasion when you meet someone, or do something with someone you do not know

▪ She didn't remember our encounter last summer.

encounter with

▪ His first encounter with Wilson was back in 1989.

▪ Bernstein began training the young musician after a chance encounter at a concert (=a meeting that happened by chance) .

▪ casual sexual encounters (=occasions when people have sex)

encounter between

▪ hostile encounters between supporters of rival football teams

2.) an occasion when you meet or experience something

encounter with

▪ a child's first encounter with books

▪ a close encounter with a snake (=a frightening situation in which you get too close to something)

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Synonyms:

Meeting, rencounter, clash, collision, Meet (suddenly), meet face to face / Attack, onset, assault, Confront, face / Conflict, combat, fight, contest, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair, Meet with, fall upon, come upon / Attack, engage with, contend against, join battle with, cope with, compete with, struggle with, strive with, fight with, Clash, skirmish, rencounter, fight, come into collision

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Encounter — may mean:*Encounter (Christian event), an annual Christian worship event in Preston, UK * Encounter (magazine), a literary magazine *Encounter killing, a type of extrajudicial killings in which police shoot down gangsters in alleged police… … Wikipedia
Encounter — En*coun ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en (L. in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.] To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encounter — vb *meet, face, confront Analogous words: collide, conflict, clash, *bump: brave, beard, defy, challenge (see FACE) encounter n Encounter, skirmish, brush. In their military senses (compare BATTLE) an encounter is a sudden hostile meeting that is … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Encounter — En*coun ter, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See {Encounter}, v. t.] 1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. [1913 Webster] To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Encounter — bezeichnet: einen britischen Zerstörer der E Klasse im Zweiten Weltkriegs, siehe HMS Encounter (H10) einen Fachbegriff aus der Psychologie, siehe Encounter (Psychologie) eine britische Zeitschrift für Kulturschaffende, siehe Encounter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
encounter — [n1] chance meeting appointment, brush, concurrence, confrontation, interview, rendezvous; concept 384 Ant. avoidance, evasion, retreat encounter [n2] fight, argument action, battle, bout, brush, clash, collision, combat, conflict, contention,… … New thesaurus
Encounter — En*coun ter, v. i. To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo. [1913 Webster] I will encounter with Andronicus. Shak. [1913 Webster] Perception and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encounter — Ⅰ. encounter UK US /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ verb [T] ► to experience a situation, especially something that is unexpected or unpleasant: »We encountered a problem with the fuel pump during safety tests. »This is the first time I have encountered racism at… … Financial and business terms
encounter — index affray, affront, assail, assault, belligerency, collide (clash), collision (accident) … Law dictionary
encounter — (n.) late 13c., meeting of adversaries, from O.Fr. encontrer confront, from encontre (prep. and adv.) against, counter to, from L.L. incontra in front of, from L. in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + contra against (see CONTRA (Cf … Etymology dictionary
encounter — ► VERB ▪ unexpectedly meet or be faced with. ► NOUN 1) an unexpected or casual meeting. 2) a confrontation or difficult struggle. ORIGIN originally in the sense «meet as an adversary»: from Old French encontrer, from Latin contra against … English terms dictionary

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