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encounter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coming upon |
| Type of | connection, connexion, joining |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | meet, receive |
| Type of | have, experience |
encounter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | confrontation, face-off, showdown |
| Type of | disagreement |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | come across, meet, run across, run into, see |
| Has types | intersect, cross |
| Verb group | gather, forgather, foregather, meet, assemble |
encounter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | meeting |
| Type of | convergence |
| Has types | conjunction, alignment |
there was a brief encounter in the hallway.
Examples of encounter
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It was hardly the type of encounter I was hoping for during my Asian sales tour.
From the businessweek.com
My worst encounter, however, was with the macaque monkeys that live in the area.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The next encounter, in 1978, brought a scandal to match that over the Deans try.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Two possible solutions spring to mind, although both would encounter resistance.
From the economist.com
When newcomer Mrs Gray enlists, Captain Mainwaring is set for a brief encounter.
From the malverngazette.co.uk
After that encounter Jiang was nervous and wary every time he traveled overseas.
From the theepochtimes.com
The Tahs will encounter rugby as they have not seen for a while in South Africa.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
He lists 10 of the most common offers consumers will encounter but should avoid.
From the sfgate.com
The videotaped encounter made Deeds look inarticulate, indecisive and impatient.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Brush: a minor short-term fight
- Meet: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
- Find: 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"
- Meeting: 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
- Run into: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
- Encounter is a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.
- Encounter is an album by Michael Stearns, released in 1988.
- Encounter is a Christian conference event that takes place each year in Preston, Lancashire in the United Kingdom.
