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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
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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