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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
encounter
n 1: a minor short-term fight [syn: brush, clash,
encounter, skirmish]
2: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their
meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the
hallway" [syn: meeting, encounter]
3: a casual meeting with a person or thing [syn: encounter,
coming upon]
4: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: confrontation,
encounter, showdown, face-off]
v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, run into,
encounter, run across, come across, see]
2: 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" [syn: find, happen,
chance, bump, encounter]
3: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial
difficulties" [syn: run into, encounter]
4: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much
opposition" [syn: meet, encounter, receive]
5: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play
Mary" [syn: meet, encounter, play, take on]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encountered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Encountering.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L.
in) + contre against, L. contra. See Counter, adv.]
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.
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Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the
Stoics, encountered him. --Acts xvii.
18.
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I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.
--Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. i.
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.
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I will encounter with Andronicus. --Shak.
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Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation
of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with
particulars. --Tatham.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Encounter \En*coun"ter\, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See
Encounter, v. t.]
1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or
incidental meeting; an interview.
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To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. --Pope.
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2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a
battle; as, a bloody encounter.
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As one for . . . fierce encounters fit. --Spenser.
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To join their dark encounter in mid-air. --Milton
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Syn: Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter;
attack; engagement; onset. See Contest.
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Thesaurus Results for encounter:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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