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encounter - Dictionary definition and meaning for word encounter
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(noun) a minor short-term fight
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(noun) a casual or unexpected convergence
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(noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing
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(noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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(verb) come together
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(verb) come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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(verb) be beset by
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(verb) experience as a reaction
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(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
(noun) a minor short-term fight
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(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
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(noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing
Synonyms :
coming upon
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(noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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(verb) come together
Example Sentence
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
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(verb) come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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
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(verb) be beset by
Synonyms :
run into
Example Sentence
- The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
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(verb) experience as a reaction
Example Sentence
- My proposal met with much opposition
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(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Example Sentence
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
