encounter

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UK /ɪnˈkaʊntə/ US /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

verb 5noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

brief

We had a brief encounter with an old friend at the grocery store yesterday.

casual, chance, unexpected

Meeting my old teacher unexpectedly at the supermarket was a casual encounter that made my day.

We had a close encounter with a bear while hiking in the mountains last summer.

face-to-face

direct

She had a direct encounter with her childhood friend at the supermarket after many years.

unpleasant, violent

social

During my first week at the new job, I felt nervous about the social encounters in the office.

sexual

VERB + ENCOUNTER

have

During my trip to Kenya, I had an unexpected encounter with a lion near our safari camp.

ENCOUNTER + VERB

take place

PREP

~ between

There was an awkward encounter between my ex-boyfriend and me at the grocery store yesterday.

~ with

During my trip to Paris, I had an unexpected encounter with an old childhood friend.

(verb.)

ADV

commonly, frequently, often, regularly

People often encounter traffic jams during rush hour in busy cities.

rarely | inevitably

VERB + ENCOUNTER

be likely to

You're likely to encounter heavy traffic during rush hour on this road.

Definitions

verb

To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

It fits Ioues ſonne / VVraſtle vvith Lyons, and to tugge vvith Beares, / Grapple vvith Dragons, and incounter VVhales.

H' incounters Talgol, routs the Bear, / And takes the Fidler Prisoner; / Conveys him to enchanted Castle, / There shuts him fast in wooden Bastile.

To confront (someone or something) face to face.

To meet one another.

[…] yet when the brother and the sister had encountered, according to the set appointment, none of these impassionedments had been repeated.

To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

Three armies encountered at Waterloo.

Techelles, and the reſt prepare your ſwordes: I meane to incounter with that Baiazeth.

To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.

Speaking to the media, Reddy said, "He (Accused in 6-year-old rape and murder case) should be encountered. We will nab the accused and will encounter him. We will stand by the victim's family. We console them and will provide aid to the family. We will encounter him (the accused)."

noun

A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

Their encounter was a matter of chance.

That was Selwyn's first encounter with the Ruthvens. A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.

A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.

A match between two opposing sides.

Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.

A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly trans

Though Mr. Cosby described the sexual encounter in 2004 as consensual, Ms. Constand said she was too intoxicated to physically or verbally resist.

The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a minor short-term fight

noun — a hostile disagreement face-to-face

noun — a casual or unexpected convergence

meeting

verb — contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

verb — come together

verb — come upon, as if by accident

verb — experience as a reaction

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It fits Ioues ſonne / VVraſtle vvith Lyons, and to tugge vvith Beares, / Grapple vvith Dragons, and incounter VVhales.

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H' incounters Talgol, routs the Bear, / And takes the Fidler Prisoner; / Conveys him to enchanted Castle, / There shuts him fast in wooden Bastile.

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It ran derailed for about 500 yards before encountering a set of points, which caused it to veer into the path of an Immingham-Ferrybridge coal train, powered by Freightliner 66521 (one of a class of

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Their encounter was a matter of chance.

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As they have planned the encounters, they mostly have control over the time limits.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, encounter is marked as rare, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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