English dictionary
encounter
nounPronunciation
ɪnˈkaʊntɚ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
noun
- a minor short-term fight
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
noun
- a casual or unexpected convergence
verb
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
verb
- come together
verb
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
verb
- be beset by
verb
- experience as a reaction
Example sentences
he still remembers their meeting in Paris
there was a brief encounter in the hallway
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again!
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
The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
My proposal met with much opposition