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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•coun•ter /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to come upon or meet with:She encountered an old friend on the street.
- to meet in conflict:The pilots soon encountered the enemy planes.
n. [countable] - a meeting with a person or thing:a brief encounter on the street.
- a meeting of people or groups in conflict:a fierce encounter with the enemy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•coun•ter (en koun′tər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly:to encounter a new situation.
- to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.):We encounter so many problems in our work.
- to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict:We will encounter the enemy at dawn.
v.i. - to meet, esp. unexpectedly or in conflict:We were angry when we encountered, but we parted with smiles.
n. - a meeting with a person or thing, esp. a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:Our running into each other was merely a chance encounter.
- a meeting of persons or groups that are in conflict or opposition;
combat;
battle:Another such encounter and we may lose the war. - Psychologya meeting of two or more people, as the members of an encounter group or a number of married couples (marriage encounter,) conducted to promote direct emotional confrontations among the participants, esp. as a form of therapy (encoun′ter ther′apy.)
- Vulgar Latin *incontrāre, equivalent. to in- in-1 + -contrāre, derivative of contrā against; see counter3
- Anglo-French enco(u)ntrer; Old French
- Middle English encountren 1250–1300
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