encounter

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encounter Definition

• (n) a minor short-term fight
• (n) a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
• (n) a casual meeting with a person of thing
• (n) a hostile disagreement face-to-face
• (v) come together; "I''ll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
• (v) 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"
• (v) be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
• (v) experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
• (v) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

encounter Synonyms

• brush
• bump
• chance
• clash
• come across
• coming upon
• confrontation
• encounter
• face-off
• find
• happen
• meet
• meeting
• play
• ran into
• receive
• run across
• run into
• see
• showdown
• skirmish
• take on