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Word: Encounter
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈkaʊntə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈkaʊntə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult)
Short Definition:unexpectedly be faced with
Examples:- we have encountered one small problem
Definition:
meet (someone) unexpectedly
Short Definition:meet someone unexpectedly
Examples:- what do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives?
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