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- pronunciation:
- ihn
kaUn
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
encounters, encountering, encountered |
definition 1: |
to meet or come upon, esp. suddenly or by chance.
We never expected to encounter other people up there in the wilderness.I got to the office late this morning, and of course I encountered my boss in the elevator!It's always nice to encounter someone at a party with whom you can have a real conversation.
- synonyms:
- bump into, come across, run across
- similar words:
- find, hit, meet
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definition 2: |
to meet or confront in battle or conflict.
The football teams will encounter each other for the second time this weekend.By the time the two armies encountered each other that fall, the invading troops were running out of food.- synonyms:
- battle, engage, meet
- similar words:
- accost, affront, confront, contest, fight
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definition 3: |
to meet with, or come up against, esp. unexpectedly.
The builders encountered some unforeseen difficulties as they got started on the project.We encountered some pretty bad weather on our hiking trip.- synonyms:
- hit
- antonyms:
- circumvent, dodge
- similar words:
- brave, come across, confront, experience, face, face up to, meet, undergo
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related words: |
battle, hit, receive, run, run across, suffer |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to meet, esp. in conflict or unexpectedly.
- synonyms:
- meet
- antonyms:
- dodge
- similar words:
- clash, engage
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related words: |
battle, meet, skirmish |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a brief or unexpected meeting.
They were shaken by their encounter with the snake.I had a lucky encounter with my doctor the other day at the post office, and she gave me some good advice.- synonyms:
- brush, meeting
- similar words:
- appointment, engagement, rendezvous
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definition 2: |
a hostile or violent confrontation; conflict; battle.
The bloody encounter between the two armies at the bridge lasted five days.- synonyms:
- battle, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, engagement
- similar words:
- collision, fight, fray, run-in, scrap, set-to, skirmish
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related words: |
contest, tilt |
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