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- pronunciation:
- ihn
kaUn
t
 r
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
encounters, encountering, encountered |
| definition 1: |
When you encounter something, you come upon it suddenly. You don't expect to meet with it, but suddenly it is there. When you encounter a person, you meet them by chance.
We never expected to encounter other people up there in the wilderness.The hikers encountered a bear in the woods.- synonyms:
- come across
- similar words:
- find, meet
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| definition 2: |
When you encounter difficulty or something bad, it suddenly happens and causes a problem for you that you have to face.
The mountain climbers were doing well until they encountered bad weather.The builders encountered some major difficulty, and the project had to be stopped.- similar words:
- brave, come across, experience, face, meet
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| definition 3: |
When soldiers encounter the enemy, it means that they meet the enemy and have to fight them. If teams encounter each other, they compete with each other.
The football teams will encounter each other for the second time this weekend.- synonyms:
- battle, engage
- similar words:
- contest, fight
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| related words: |
battle, hit, receive, run, suffer |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
An encounter is a brief meeting that happens by chance.
We had an encounter with a bear at the campground, but luckily no one was hurt.- synonyms:
- meeting
- similar words:
- appointment
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