Definition of encounter | What does encounter mean?
What is the definition of the word ENCOUNTER?
Here is a list of definitions for encounter.
- a minor short-term fight
- a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
What are the verbs of the word ENCOUNTER?
Here is a list of definitions for encounter.
- come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
- 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"
- be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
- experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
What are the synonyms of the word ENCOUNTER?
What is another word for ENCOUNTER?. Here is a list of synonyms for ENCOUNTER
Words beginning with ENCOUNTER?
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What words can be made with ENCOUNTER?
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In which dictionaries does the word encounter exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes