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Meaning & Definition of Encounter in English

English

Encounter

/ɪnkaʊntər/

noun

1. A minor short-term fight

synonym:
  • brush,
  • clash,
  • encounter,
  • skirmish

2. A casual or unexpected convergence

  • "He still remembers their meeting in paris"
  • "There was a brief encounter in the hallway"
synonym:
  • meeting,
  • encounter

3. A casual meeting with a person or thing

synonym:
  • encounter,
  • coming upon

4. A hostile disagreement face-to-face

synonym:
  • confrontation,
  • encounter,
  • showdown,
  • face-off

verb

1. Come together

  • "I'll probably see you at the meeting"
  • "How nice to see you again!"
synonym:
  • meet,
  • run into,
  • encounter,
  • run across,
  • come across,
  • see

2. Come upon, as if by accident

  • Meet with
  • "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"
synonym:
  • find,
  • happen,
  • chance,
  • bump,
  • encounter

3. Be beset by

  • "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
synonym:
  • run into,
  • encounter

4. Experience as a reaction

  • "My proposal met with much opposition"
synonym:
  • meet,
  • encounter,
  • receive

5. Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

  • "Princeton plays yale this weekend"
  • "Charlie likes to play mary"
synonym:
  • meet,
  • encounter,
  • play,
  • take on

Examples of using

Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.
His encounter with her is enriching his inner life.
Tomorrow we will encounter the enemy.