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Encounter Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Encounter?
[n] a casual meeting with a person of thing
[n] a minor short-term fight [n] a hostile disagreement face-to-face [n] a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" [v] contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [v] come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [v] 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" [v] be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" [v] experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" Synonyms | Synonyms for Encounter: brush | bump | chance | clash | come across | coming upon | confrontation | find | happen | meet | meet | meet | meeting | play | ran into | receive | run across | run into | see | showdown | skirmish | take on Related Terms | Find terms related to Encounter: accost | action | advance | affront | alight upon | altercation | approach | appropinquate | approximate | appulse | argument | assail | bang | bang into | battle | be exposed to | be subjected to | bear down on | bear down upon | bear up | blunder upon | bout | brave | breast | bring before | bring forward | bring to bay | bring up | brunt | brush | bulldozing | bulling | bump | bump into | cannon | carambole | carom | carom into | challenge | chance upon | clash | clash with | close | close in | close with | collide | collision | collision course | come | come across | come among | come closer | come forward | come into collision | come near | come on | come up | come up against | come upon | competition | concours | concuss | concussion | conflict | confront | confront each other | confront with | confrontation | contend with | contention | contest | crack up | crack-up | crash | crash into | cross swords with | crump | crunch | dare | dash into | defy | derby | disagreement | discover serendipitously | dispute | draw near | draw nigh | duel | endure | engage | engagement | envisage | experience | face | face with | fall across | fall among | fall foul of | fall in with | fall upon | feel | fight | fight hand-to-hand | foul | fray | front | gain upon | game | games | go | go through | grapple with | gymkhana | hammering | happen upon | have | hit | hit against | hit upon | hurt | hurtle | impact | impinge | impingement | join | joining | joust | knock | knock against | know | labor under | lay before | light upon | match | matching | mauling | meet | meet head-on | meet squarely | meet up with | meet with | meeting | narrow squeak | narrow the gap | near | near thing | near-miss | Olympic games | Olympics | onslaught | pass through | pay | percuss | percussion | pitch upon | place before | present to | proximate | put it to | quarrel | rally | ramming | rencontre | run | run across | run into | run smack into | run up against | run upon | run-in | scrap | set before | set-to | shock | sideswipe | sidle up to | skirmish | slam into | sledgehammering | smack into | smash | smash into | smash up | smashing | smash-up | spend | stand under | stem | step up | strike | strike against | struggle | stumble on | stumble upon | suffer | sustain | take on | taste | test | thrusting | tilt | tournament | tourney | trial | tumble on | turn up | undergo | war | whomp | wrestle with See Also | alignment | be | combat | compete | confront | conjunction | connection | connexion | contend | contretemps | convergence | cross | disagreement | experience | face | fight | fighting | have | intersect | joining | replay | vie Encounter In Webster's Dictionary \En*coun"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L.
in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.]
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by
chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in
opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict
with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend
in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter
obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a
truth.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the
Stoics, encountered him. --Acts xvii.
18.
I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.
--Shak.
\En*coun"ter\, v. i. To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo. I will encounter with Andronicus. --Shak. Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with particulars. --Tatham. \En*coun"ter\, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See {Encounter}, v. t.] 1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. --Pope. 2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter. As one for . . . fierce encounters fit. --Spenser. To join their dark encounter in mid-air. --Milton . Syn: Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter; attack; engagement; onset. See {Contest}. |
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