Definitions of encounter [ɛnˈkaʊn tər]

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Definition of 'encounter'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) encounter
to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly.

2.  encounter
to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.).

3.  encounter
to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict.

4. (v.i.) encounter
to meet, esp. unexpectedly or in conflict.

5. (n.) encounter
a meeting with a person or thing, esp. a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting.

6.  encounter
a meeting of people or groups that are in conflict; combat; battle.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF enco(u)ntrer; OF < VL *incontrāre=in-in -¹+-contrāre, der. of contrā against; see counter³)

Definition of 'encounter'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
a minor short-term fight

2. (noun) meeting, encounter
a casual or unexpected convergence
"he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

3. (noun) encounter, coming upon
a casual meeting with a person or thing

4. (verb) confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off
a hostile disagreement face-to-face

5. (verb) meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
come together
"I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

6. (verb) find, happen, chance, bump, encounter
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"

7. (verb) run into, encounter
be beset by
"The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

8. (verb) meet, encounter, receive
experience as a reaction
"My proposal met with much opposition"

9. (verb) meet, encounter, play, take on
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

Definition of 'encounter'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) encounter
to experience or come into contact with
battlefield doctors who encounter horrific injuries

2. encounter
to meet
They first encountered each other in 1999.

3. (noun) encounter
a meeting
a chance/brief encounter

Definition of 'encounter'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) encounter
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

2. (verb) encounter
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

3. (verb) encounter
a meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview

4. (verb) encounter
a meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter

Translation of 'encounter'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to meet especially unexpectedly She encountered the manager in the hall.
Afrikaans: ontmoeting, raakloop	Arabic: يُصادِف، يَلْتَقي صُدْفَة	Bulgarian: срещам
Brazilian: encontrar	Czech: setkat se	German: begegnen
Danish: træffe; støde på	Greek: συναντώ	Spanish: encontrarse (con)
Estonian: juhuslikult kohtama	Farsi: اتفاقاً برخوردن به	Finnish: kohdata
French: rencontrer	Hebrew: פְּגִישָה מִקרִית	Hindi: सामना होना
Croatian: nabasati	Hungarian: összeakad (vkivel)	Indonesian: bertemu secara tiba-tiba
Icelandic: hitta, mæta	Italian: incontrare, imbattersi in	Japanese: 出会う
Korean: 우연히 만나다	Lithuanian: susitikti, susidurti su	Latvian: (nejauši) sastapt; satikt
Malay: menemui	Dutch: tegenkomen	Norwegian: møte (tilfeldig), støte p
Polish: natknąć się na	Persian: اتفاقاً برخوردن به	Pashto: بيا غوښتل، ددويم ځل لپاره
Portuguese: encontrar	Romanian: aîntâlni	Russian: (неожиданно) встретить(ся
Slovak: stretnúť sa	Slovenian: naleteti na koga	Serbian: susresti
Swedish: möta, råka, träffa [på]	Thai: การประสบโดยบังเอิญ	Turkish: rastlamak, yüz yüze gelme
Taiwanese: 意外地遇見(尤指不期而遇)	Ukrainian: несподівано зустрічатися	Urdu: مڈ بھیڑ ہونا
Vietnamese: bắt gặp	Chinese: 意外地遇见
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