Definition of encounter in English:

encounter

verb ɛnˈkaʊntəɪnˈkaʊntə

[with object]

1Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult)
we have encountered one small problem
Example sentencesExamples
- But they're likely to encounter a hostile European Union.
- One problem frequently encountered is determining when and how to intervene.
- The proposals are also encountering some mild resistance from Congress.
- In 27 years of trading, I have never encountered such personal difficulties dealing with a customer.
- Government's plan to hang every prisoner on death row has encountered an obstacle.
- We have never denied the many problems we have encountered along the way.
- Officials said coalition forces ordered the airstrike after encountering hostile fire from the location.
- But despite the hardships he encountered on the trip, he is already looking ahead to another challenge next year.
- Joint pain is among the most common complaints encountered in family practice.
- Anemia in children is commonly encountered by the family physician.
- An animal may experience conflicting urges when encountering a threat.
- Yet this was the first time he'd ever encountered such sullen hostility from total strangers.
- Even if they could find the time, they often encounter another obstacle.
- Hypercalcemia is a disorder commonly encountered by primary care physicians.
- Longtime officers claimed afterwards that they had never encountered such stiff resistance.
- But I've never encountered any real difficulties or trouble.
- The smoke from the fire smelled as bad as everything else they'd encountered so far.
- Primary spinal neoplasms are encountered far less frequently in adults than in children.
- He said the troops did not encounter any hostile fire.
- Upon her arrival, she encounters open hostility from both her bosses and pupils.
- I frequently encountered this problem as Director of Education for a small natural history museum.
Synonyms
experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with
2Meet (someone) unexpectedly.
what do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives?
Example sentencesExamples
- Now it is important to mention that, at this time, the only soldiers Kas had encountered were male.
- Upon his return he encountered Mistress Dorset in the corridor.
- He was a bit of a suspicious character to encounter on the streets.
- She encountered fewer soldiers the closer she came to the interior of the base.
- Rather, it appeared to be shock at encountering the person she least expected to meet.
- The middle part of the film becomes a series of incidents, with the girls encountering people who either help or hinder them.
- When you encounter people who are different from you, don't judge them by how they look or act.
- Bands we encounter on the road are always in awe of our awesome van.
- In the story, Mulligan is described by a street vendor he encounters on a Chicago spring day.
- He arrives here at midnight, he always travels late to avoid being held up by the crowds he encounters in the day.
- I have dived before but the biggest thing I ever encountered previously was a five foot tuna.
- It is only infrequently in life that one encounters people whose talents have been recognised and honoured by society.
- The traveling I could do without, but I wouldn't give up meeting the several hundred dance educators I encounter on each tour for anything.
- In addition, the ethnographer will encounter many people who will act as informants.
- Wilson shared it with other soldiers, who passed out the small gifts to children they encountered on the streets.
- He also used many non-professional actors for the people encountered along the way.
- They beg for money, often using bits of broken English they pick up from the occasional soldier they encounter.
- I used to dislike or even hate certain people whom I had encountered in life.
Synonyms
meet, meet by chance, run into, run across, come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, happen on
informal bump into
archaic run against

noun ɛnˈkaʊntəɪnˈkaʊntə

1An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.
she felt totally unnerved by the encounter
Example sentencesExamples
- The last and strangest encounter occurred a couple of years ago in the Maldives.
- When you go to work, or visit a park, it is possible that you will have a range of unexpected encounters, however fleeting or seemingly inconsequential.
- Our casual lakeside encounters evolved into more regular meetings, dancing and dating.
- The notion of chance meetings and cross-global encounters appeared in two other works.
- I recalled my recent encounter with the stranger, and my eyes narrowed.
- He chewed reflectively, his thoughts drifting back to yesterday's encounter with Marina.
- My first brief encounter with the film was at a very young age.
- I'm thinking that this might be the best chance I ever get to have a casual encounter with someone new and exciting.
- One of the downsides of being a responsible single father was the serious crimp it put in any casual encounters.
- The complainant says that there had been one previous sexual encounter.
- I well remember my first underwater encounter with a basking shark.
- The vast majority die of old age, disease or unexpected encounters with cars.
- But you probably don't appreciate casual encounters.
- Bad personal sites bore us by telling us about trivial events and casual encounters about which we have no reason to care.
Synonyms
meeting, chance meeting, brush, rendezvous
contact
1. 1.1 A confrontation or unpleasant struggle.
  his close encounter with death
  Example sentencesExamples
  She had to limp through the final stages of the epic encounter, warding off cramp.
  The combination of the two leads him to an unpleasant encounter with the police.
  He didn't survive his encounter with the men who are supposedly New York's finest.
  I've had my fair share of unpleasant encounters….
  She's evidently remembering her previous encounter with a gun.
  Another defeat would have left tomorrow's home encounter with Plymouth looking ominous.
  He came back strongly in the semi-final encounter against Pakistan by making a solid 58 runs.
  Although the unpleasant encounter is over, I have been puzzling over the cause of this gentleman's behaviour, which borders on rudeness.
  And today's encounter against Celtic is just the sort of game he relishes.
  Durrow had won the earlier league encounter and started in a very determined fashion.
  The unpleasant encounter put me in a strange state of mind.
  But men have also reported unpleasant online encounters.
  Newcastle won today's encounter 32-9 in front of a 4,500-strong crowd.
  The U.S. took a major step, surviving an epic encounter with a skilled Japanese side in the quarterfinals in Adelaide.
  ‘Border guards…,’ I thought with awe, bracing myself for an unpleasant encounter.
  All four are expected to turn out in tomorrow's encounter.
  When that fails, the young man has an unpleasant encounter with his family.
  But it won't be a bruising encounter - for tai chi is more about inner peace than unarmed combat.
  I recently had an unpleasant encounter with a guy who drives a tow truck.
  It was the nastiest moment in countless unpleasant footballing encounters.
  Synonyms
  battle, fight, clash, conflict, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, brush
  informal run-in, set-to, dust-up, scrap
  British informal, Football afters
  archaic rencounter
2. 1.2South Asian A violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances.
  he was shot dead in a police encounter
  as modifier officers responsible for encounter killings

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'meet as an adversary' and 'a meeting of adversaries'; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- 'in' + contra 'against'.

Rhymes

counter, mounter

Definition of encounter in US English:

encounter

verb

[with object]

1Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile)
we have encountered one small problem
Example sentencesExamples
- Joint pain is among the most common complaints encountered in family practice.
- Government's plan to hang every prisoner on death row has encountered an obstacle.
- Yet this was the first time he'd ever encountered such sullen hostility from total strangers.
- But I've never encountered any real difficulties or trouble.
- Anemia in children is commonly encountered by the family physician.
- But despite the hardships he encountered on the trip, he is already looking ahead to another challenge next year.
- He said the troops did not encounter any hostile fire.
- An animal may experience conflicting urges when encountering a threat.
- We have never denied the many problems we have encountered along the way.
- Upon her arrival, she encounters open hostility from both her bosses and pupils.
- The smoke from the fire smelled as bad as everything else they'd encountered so far.
- The proposals are also encountering some mild resistance from Congress.
- Primary spinal neoplasms are encountered far less frequently in adults than in children.
- One problem frequently encountered is determining when and how to intervene.
- But they're likely to encounter a hostile European Union.
- Even if they could find the time, they often encounter another obstacle.
- Officials said coalition forces ordered the airstrike after encountering hostile fire from the location.
- Longtime officers claimed afterwards that they had never encountered such stiff resistance.
- Hypercalcemia is a disorder commonly encountered by primary care physicians.
- In 27 years of trading, I have never encountered such personal difficulties dealing with a customer.
- I frequently encountered this problem as Director of Education for a small natural history museum.
Synonyms
experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with
1. 1.1 Meet (someone) unexpectedly.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the story, Mulligan is described by a street vendor he encounters on a Chicago spring day.
  He arrives here at midnight, he always travels late to avoid being held up by the crowds he encounters in the day.
  Now it is important to mention that, at this time, the only soldiers Kas had encountered were male.
  I have dived before but the biggest thing I ever encountered previously was a five foot tuna.
  He also used many non-professional actors for the people encountered along the way.
  In addition, the ethnographer will encounter many people who will act as informants.
  Rather, it appeared to be shock at encountering the person she least expected to meet.
  Bands we encounter on the road are always in awe of our awesome van.
  Upon his return he encountered Mistress Dorset in the corridor.
  He was a bit of a suspicious character to encounter on the streets.
  When you encounter people who are different from you, don't judge them by how they look or act.
  It is only infrequently in life that one encounters people whose talents have been recognised and honoured by society.
  Wilson shared it with other soldiers, who passed out the small gifts to children they encountered on the streets.
  The middle part of the film becomes a series of incidents, with the girls encountering people who either help or hinder them.
  The traveling I could do without, but I wouldn't give up meeting the several hundred dance educators I encounter on each tour for anything.
  I used to dislike or even hate certain people whom I had encountered in life.
  They beg for money, often using bits of broken English they pick up from the occasional soldier they encounter.
  She encountered fewer soldiers the closer she came to the interior of the base.
  Synonyms
  meet, meet by chance, run into, run across, come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, happen on

noun

1An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.
Example sentencesExamples
- I well remember my first underwater encounter with a basking shark.
- The complainant says that there had been one previous sexual encounter.
- The last and strangest encounter occurred a couple of years ago in the Maldives.
- Bad personal sites bore us by telling us about trivial events and casual encounters about which we have no reason to care.
- But you probably don't appreciate casual encounters.
- One of the downsides of being a responsible single father was the serious crimp it put in any casual encounters.
- My first brief encounter with the film was at a very young age.
- Our casual lakeside encounters evolved into more regular meetings, dancing and dating.
- I'm thinking that this might be the best chance I ever get to have a casual encounter with someone new and exciting.
- I recalled my recent encounter with the stranger, and my eyes narrowed.
- He chewed reflectively, his thoughts drifting back to yesterday's encounter with Marina.
- When you go to work, or visit a park, it is possible that you will have a range of unexpected encounters, however fleeting or seemingly inconsequential.
- The notion of chance meetings and cross-global encounters appeared in two other works.
- The vast majority die of old age, disease or unexpected encounters with cars.
Synonyms
meeting, chance meeting, brush, rendezvous
1. 1.1 A confrontation or unpleasant struggle.
  his close encounter with death
  Example sentencesExamples
  Durrow had won the earlier league encounter and started in a very determined fashion.
  Another defeat would have left tomorrow's home encounter with Plymouth looking ominous.
  She had to limp through the final stages of the epic encounter, warding off cramp.
  I recently had an unpleasant encounter with a guy who drives a tow truck.
  And today's encounter against Celtic is just the sort of game he relishes.
  Although the unpleasant encounter is over, I have been puzzling over the cause of this gentleman's behaviour, which borders on rudeness.
  The combination of the two leads him to an unpleasant encounter with the police.
  The unpleasant encounter put me in a strange state of mind.
  I've had my fair share of unpleasant encounters….
  All four are expected to turn out in tomorrow's encounter.
  He didn't survive his encounter with the men who are supposedly New York's finest.
  It was the nastiest moment in countless unpleasant footballing encounters.
  When that fails, the young man has an unpleasant encounter with his family.
  But it won't be a bruising encounter - for tai chi is more about inner peace than unarmed combat.
  ‘Border guards…,’ I thought with awe, bracing myself for an unpleasant encounter.
  He came back strongly in the semi-final encounter against Pakistan by making a solid 58 runs.
  Newcastle won today's encounter 32-9 in front of a 4,500-strong crowd.
  The U.S. took a major step, surviving an epic encounter with a skilled Japanese side in the quarterfinals in Adelaide.
  But men have also reported unpleasant online encounters.
  She's evidently remembering her previous encounter with a gun.
  Synonyms
  battle, fight, clash, conflict, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, brush
2. 1.2South Asian A violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances.
  he was shot dead in a police encounter
  as modifier officers responsible for encounter killings

Origin

Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’.

单词	encounter
释义	Definition of encounter in English: encounter verb ɛnˈkaʊntəɪnˈkaʊntə [with object] 1Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult) we have encountered one small problem Example sentencesExamples But they're likely to encounter a hostile European Union. One problem frequently encountered is determining when and how to intervene. The proposals are also encountering some mild resistance from Congress. In 27 years of trading, I have never encountered such personal difficulties dealing with a customer. Government's plan to hang every prisoner on death row has encountered an obstacle. We have never denied the many problems we have encountered along the way. Officials said coalition forces ordered the airstrike after encountering hostile fire from the location. But despite the hardships he encountered on the trip, he is already looking ahead to another challenge next year. Joint pain is among the most common complaints encountered in family practice. Anemia in children is commonly encountered by the family physician. An animal may experience conflicting urges when encountering a threat. Yet this was the first time he'd ever encountered such sullen hostility from total strangers. Even if they could find the time, they often encounter another obstacle. Hypercalcemia is a disorder commonly encountered by primary care physicians. Longtime officers claimed afterwards that they had never encountered such stiff resistance. But I've never encountered any real difficulties or trouble. The smoke from the fire smelled as bad as everything else they'd encountered so far. Primary spinal neoplasms are encountered far less frequently in adults than in children. He said the troops did not encounter any hostile fire. Upon her arrival, she encounters open hostility from both her bosses and pupils. I frequently encountered this problem as Director of Education for a small natural history museum. Synonyms experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with 2Meet (someone) unexpectedly. what do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives? Example sentencesExamples Now it is important to mention that, at this time, the only soldiers Kas had encountered were male. Upon his return he encountered Mistress Dorset in the corridor. He was a bit of a suspicious character to encounter on the streets. She encountered fewer soldiers the closer she came to the interior of the base. Rather, it appeared to be shock at encountering the person she least expected to meet. The middle part of the film becomes a series of incidents, with the girls encountering people who either help or hinder them. When you encounter people who are different from you, don't judge them by how they look or act. Bands we encounter on the road are always in awe of our awesome van. In the story, Mulligan is described by a street vendor he encounters on a Chicago spring day. He arrives here at midnight, he always travels late to avoid being held up by the crowds he encounters in the day. I have dived before but the biggest thing I ever encountered previously was a five foot tuna. It is only infrequently in life that one encounters people whose talents have been recognised and honoured by society. The traveling I could do without, but I wouldn't give up meeting the several hundred dance educators I encounter on each tour for anything. In addition, the ethnographer will encounter many people who will act as informants. Wilson shared it with other soldiers, who passed out the small gifts to children they encountered on the streets. He also used many non-professional actors for the people encountered along the way. They beg for money, often using bits of broken English they pick up from the occasional soldier they encounter. I used to dislike or even hate certain people whom I had encountered in life. Synonyms meet, meet by chance, run into, run across, come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, happen on informal bump into archaic run against noun ɛnˈkaʊntəɪnˈkaʊntə 1An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something. she felt totally unnerved by the encounter Example sentencesExamples The last and strangest encounter occurred a couple of years ago in the Maldives. When you go to work, or visit a park, it is possible that you will have a range of unexpected encounters, however fleeting or seemingly inconsequential. Our casual lakeside encounters evolved into more regular meetings, dancing and dating. The notion of chance meetings and cross-global encounters appeared in two other works. I recalled my recent encounter with the stranger, and my eyes narrowed. He chewed reflectively, his thoughts drifting back to yesterday's encounter with Marina. My first brief encounter with the film was at a very young age. I'm thinking that this might be the best chance I ever get to have a casual encounter with someone new and exciting. One of the downsides of being a responsible single father was the serious crimp it put in any casual encounters. The complainant says that there had been one previous sexual encounter. I well remember my first underwater encounter with a basking shark. The vast majority die of old age, disease or unexpected encounters with cars. But you probably don't appreciate casual encounters. Bad personal sites bore us by telling us about trivial events and casual encounters about which we have no reason to care. Synonyms meeting, chance meeting, brush, rendezvous contact 1.1 A confrontation or unpleasant struggle. his close encounter with death Example sentencesExamples She had to limp through the final stages of the epic encounter, warding off cramp. The combination of the two leads him to an unpleasant encounter with the police. He didn't survive his encounter with the men who are supposedly New York's finest. I've had my fair share of unpleasant encounters…. She's evidently remembering her previous encounter with a gun. Another defeat would have left tomorrow's home encounter with Plymouth looking ominous. He came back strongly in the semi-final encounter against Pakistan by making a solid 58 runs. Although the unpleasant encounter is over, I have been puzzling over the cause of this gentleman's behaviour, which borders on rudeness. And today's encounter against Celtic is just the sort of game he relishes. Durrow had won the earlier league encounter and started in a very determined fashion. The unpleasant encounter put me in a strange state of mind. But men have also reported unpleasant online encounters. Newcastle won today's encounter 32-9 in front of a 4,500-strong crowd. The U.S. took a major step, surviving an epic encounter with a skilled Japanese side in the quarterfinals in Adelaide. ‘Border guards…,’ I thought with awe, bracing myself for an unpleasant encounter. All four are expected to turn out in tomorrow's encounter. When that fails, the young man has an unpleasant encounter with his family. But it won't be a bruising encounter - for tai chi is more about inner peace than unarmed combat. I recently had an unpleasant encounter with a guy who drives a tow truck. It was the nastiest moment in countless unpleasant footballing encounters. Synonyms battle, fight, clash, conflict, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, brush informal run-in, set-to, dust-up, scrap British informal, Football afters archaic rencounter 1.2South Asian A violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances. he was shot dead in a police encounter as modifier officers responsible for encounter killings Origin Middle English (in the senses 'meet as an adversary' and 'a meeting of adversaries'; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- 'in' + contra 'against'. Rhymes counter, mounter Definition of encounter in US English: encounter verb [with object] 1Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile) we have encountered one small problem Example sentencesExamples Joint pain is among the most common complaints encountered in family practice. Government's plan to hang every prisoner on death row has encountered an obstacle. Yet this was the first time he'd ever encountered such sullen hostility from total strangers. But I've never encountered any real difficulties or trouble. Anemia in children is commonly encountered by the family physician. But despite the hardships he encountered on the trip, he is already looking ahead to another challenge next year. He said the troops did not encounter any hostile fire. An animal may experience conflicting urges when encountering a threat. We have never denied the many problems we have encountered along the way. Upon her arrival, she encounters open hostility from both her bosses and pupils. The smoke from the fire smelled as bad as everything else they'd encountered so far. The proposals are also encountering some mild resistance from Congress. Primary spinal neoplasms are encountered far less frequently in adults than in children. One problem frequently encountered is determining when and how to intervene. But they're likely to encounter a hostile European Union. Even if they could find the time, they often encounter another obstacle. Officials said coalition forces ordered the airstrike after encountering hostile fire from the location. Longtime officers claimed afterwards that they had never encountered such stiff resistance. Hypercalcemia is a disorder commonly encountered by primary care physicians. In 27 years of trading, I have never encountered such personal difficulties dealing with a customer. I frequently encountered this problem as Director of Education for a small natural history museum. Synonyms experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with 1.1 Meet (someone) unexpectedly. Example sentencesExamples In the story, Mulligan is described by a street vendor he encounters on a Chicago spring day. He arrives here at midnight, he always travels late to avoid being held up by the crowds he encounters in the day. Now it is important to mention that, at this time, the only soldiers Kas had encountered were male. I have dived before but the biggest thing I ever encountered previously was a five foot tuna. He also used many non-professional actors for the people encountered along the way. In addition, the ethnographer will encounter many people who will act as informants. Rather, it appeared to be shock at encountering the person she least expected to meet. Bands we encounter on the road are always in awe of our awesome van. Upon his return he encountered Mistress Dorset in the corridor. He was a bit of a suspicious character to encounter on the streets. When you encounter people who are different from you, don't judge them by how they look or act. It is only infrequently in life that one encounters people whose talents have been recognised and honoured by society. Wilson shared it with other soldiers, who passed out the small gifts to children they encountered on the streets. The middle part of the film becomes a series of incidents, with the girls encountering people who either help or hinder them. The traveling I could do without, but I wouldn't give up meeting the several hundred dance educators I encounter on each tour for anything. I used to dislike or even hate certain people whom I had encountered in life. They beg for money, often using bits of broken English they pick up from the occasional soldier they encounter. She encountered fewer soldiers the closer she came to the interior of the base. Synonyms meet, meet by chance, run into, run across, come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, happen on noun 1An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something. Example sentencesExamples I well remember my first underwater encounter with a basking shark. The complainant says that there had been one previous sexual encounter. The last and strangest encounter occurred a couple of years ago in the Maldives. Bad personal sites bore us by telling us about trivial events and casual encounters about which we have no reason to care. But you probably don't appreciate casual encounters. One of the downsides of being a responsible single father was the serious crimp it put in any casual encounters. My first brief encounter with the film was at a very young age. Our casual lakeside encounters evolved into more regular meetings, dancing and dating. I'm thinking that this might be the best chance I ever get to have a casual encounter with someone new and exciting. I recalled my recent encounter with the stranger, and my eyes narrowed. He chewed reflectively, his thoughts drifting back to yesterday's encounter with Marina. When you go to work, or visit a park, it is possible that you will have a range of unexpected encounters, however fleeting or seemingly inconsequential. The notion of chance meetings and cross-global encounters appeared in two other works. The vast majority die of old age, disease or unexpected encounters with cars. Synonyms meeting, chance meeting, brush, rendezvous 1.1 A confrontation or unpleasant struggle. his close encounter with death Example sentencesExamples Durrow had won the earlier league encounter and started in a very determined fashion. Another defeat would have left tomorrow's home encounter with Plymouth looking ominous. She had to limp through the final stages of the epic encounter, warding off cramp. I recently had an unpleasant encounter with a guy who drives a tow truck. And today's encounter against Celtic is just the sort of game he relishes. Although the unpleasant encounter is over, I have been puzzling over the cause of this gentleman's behaviour, which borders on rudeness. The combination of the two leads him to an unpleasant encounter with the police. The unpleasant encounter put me in a strange state of mind. I've had my fair share of unpleasant encounters…. All four are expected to turn out in tomorrow's encounter. He didn't survive his encounter with the men who are supposedly New York's finest. It was the nastiest moment in countless unpleasant footballing encounters. When that fails, the young man has an unpleasant encounter with his family. But it won't be a bruising encounter - for tai chi is more about inner peace than unarmed combat. ‘Border guards…,’ I thought with awe, bracing myself for an unpleasant encounter. He came back strongly in the semi-final encounter against Pakistan by making a solid 58 runs. Newcastle won today's encounter 32-9 in front of a 4,500-strong crowd. The U.S. took a major step, surviving an epic encounter with a skilled Japanese side in the quarterfinals in Adelaide. But men have also reported unpleasant online encounters. She's evidently remembering her previous encounter with a gun. Synonyms battle, fight, clash, conflict, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, brush 1.2South Asian A violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances. he was shot dead in a police encounter as modifier officers responsible for encounter killings Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’.
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