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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spir
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ihns
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
An experience is something you have done or lived through.
Getting lost in the woods was a scary experience.The most exciting experience I've ever had was riding the roller coaster last summer.- similar words:
- adventure, affair, event, incident, lesson, occurrence
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| definition 2: |
Everything you've done or lived through is your experience.
I know from my experience that I shouldn't eat honey. Every time I eat honey, I feel kind of sick.- similar words:
- background, existence, life
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| definition 3: |
Experience is the repeated or past doing of something that gives a person or animal skill or knowledge. If you learn from experience, you learn from having done something before.
The new captain has a lot of experience with this kind of ship.She didn't have much experience in acting, but she played the part really well.- similar words:
- knowledge, lessons, observation, practice, training
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| related words: |
episode, matter, occasion |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
experiences, experiencing, experienced |
| definition: |
When you experience something, you go through it, or you face it or feel it. When you experience pain, you feel pain. If you experience life in another country, you live there for a while and get to know and feel what it is like.
When Jordan won first prize in the contest, he experienced winning for the first time.My mom said she experienced a lot of happiness when I was born.- synonyms:
- know
- similar words:
- discover, encounter, endure, face, feel, meet, suffer, taste, withstand
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| related words: |
enjoy, receive, see, try, witness |
Experience is from a Latin word that means "to try out or test."
Word Builder: experience +
- experienced:
having experience.
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