1. (noun)experience the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
"a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
2. (noun)experience the content of direct observation or participation in an event "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
3. (noun)experience an event as apprehended
"a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
4. (verb)experience, see, go through go or live through
"We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
5. (verb)know, experience, live have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
"I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
6. (verb)experience, receive, have, get go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
"get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
7. (verb)feel, experience undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particularstate of mind "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
8. (verb)have, experience undergo
"The stocks had a fast run-up"
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