Definitions for Experience
ɪkˈspɪər i ənsex·pe·ri·ence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 20 votes

1. experiencenoun

   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. experiencenoun

   the content of direct observation or participation in an event

   "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

3. experienceverb

   an event as apprehended

   "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

4. experience, see, go throughverb

   go or live through

   "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

5. know, experience, liveverb

   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. experience, receive, have, getverb

   go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

   "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

7. feel, experienceverb

   undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

   "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

8. have, experienceverb

   undergo

   "The stocks had a fast run-up"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 6 votes

1. experiencenoun

   Event(s) of which one is cognizant.

   It was an experience he would not soon forget.

2. experiencenoun

   Activity which one has performed.

3. experiencenoun

   Collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.

4. experiencenoun

   The knowledge thus gathered.

5. experienceverb

   To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EXPERIENCEnoun

   Etymology: experientia, Latin.

   1. Practice; frequent trial.

   Hereof experience hath informed reason, and time hath made those things apparent which were hidden. Walter Raleigh.

   2. Knowledge gained by trial and practice.

   Boys immature in knowledge,
   Pawn their experience to their present pleasure,
   And so rebel to judgment. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   But if you’ll prosper, mark what I advise,
   Whom age and long experience render wise. Alexander Pope.

2. To Experienceverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To try; to practise.2. To know by practice.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Experiencenoun

   trial, as a test or experiment

2. Experiencenoun

   the effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering

3. Experiencenoun

   an act of knowledge, one or more, by which single facts or general truths are ascertained; experimental or inductive knowledge; hence, implying skill, facility, or practical wisdom gained by personal knowledge, feeling or action; as, a king without experience of war

4. Etymology: [F. exprience, L. experientia, tr. experiens, experientis, p. pr. of experiri, expertus, to try; ex out + the root of peritus experienced. See Peril, and cf. Expert.]

FreebaseRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. Experience

   Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event. The history of the word experience aligns it closely with the concept of experiment. For example, the word experience could be used in a statement like: "I have experience in fishing". The concept of experience generally refers to know-how or procedural knowledge, rather than propositional knowledge: on-the-job training rather than book-learning. Philosophers dub knowledge based on experience "empirical knowledge" or "a posteriori knowledge". The interrogation of experience has a long tradition in continental philosophy. Experience plays an important role in the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard. The German term Erfahrung, often translated into English as "experience", has a slightly different implication, connoting the coherency of life's experiences. A person with considerable experience in a specific field can gain a reputation as an expert. Certain religious traditions and educational paradigms with, for example, the conditioning of military recruit-training, stress the experiential nature of human epistemology. This stands in contrast to alternatives: traditions of dogma, logic or reasoning. Participants in activities such as tourism, extreme sports and recreational drug-use also tend to stress the importance of experience.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Experience

   eks-pē′ri-ens, n. thorough trial of: practical acquaintance with any matter gained by trial: repeated trial: long and varied observation, personal or general: wisdom derived from the changes and trials of life.—v.t. to make trial of, or practical acquaintance with: to prove or know by use: to suffer, undergo.—p.adj. Expē′rienced, taught by experience: skilful: wise.—adjs. Expē′rienceless, having no experience; Experien′tial, pertaining to or derived from experience.—ns. Experien′tialism; Experien′tialist.—Experience meeting, a religious meeting, where those present relate their religious experiences. [Fr.,—L. experientia, from experīri—ex, inten., and old verb perīri, to try.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. experience

   1. The germ of power. 2. The name every one gives his mistakes. 3. Stinging and getting stung.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. experience

   To feel and live.

   They did experience much joy at the birth of their child.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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   experience

   To participate, feel, know and understand.

   We do experience beautiful moments every day as we go through our day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 10, 2020  

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British National Corpus

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   Rank popularity for the word 'Experience' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #483

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Experience' in Written Corpus Frequency: #799

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Experience' in Nouns Frequency: #147

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Experience' in Verbs Frequency: #299

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Experience in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Experience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Experience in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   I've learned about leadership through trial and error. I've got tire marks on my forehead to prove it, you learn these things if you're all in. You learn these things by experience. You don't talk about things on the sidelines. We need leadership in Washington, D.C., high-energy leadership.

2. Zeb Hallock:

   I just want to share the experience, as Tesla has asked me to do.

3. Chef Chris Sayegh:

   To me, this is a cerebral experience, you're eating with a different perception with each bite, with each course. You're literally changing your brain chemistry and you are viewing this food differently than you did five minutes ago, 10 minutes ago.

4. African American:

   And then, the creme de la creme, you have to fight one another. With love, it's the most beautiful thing one can experience.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   In our life journey, the unexpected may remind us or surprise us. It may remind us when we are moved by things we think we recognize and give us a good feeling. It may surprise us when we find out things which open a new vision on the world and offer us an unforeseen experience. ( "Looking for the unexpected" )

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