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• encounter — en|coun|ter1 W3 [ınˈkauntə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: encontrer, from Late Latin incontra toward ] 1.) to experience something, especially problems or opposition encounter problems/difficulties ▪ They encountered serious …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Encounter — En*coun ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en (L. in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.] To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• opposition — [n1] obstruction, antagonism action, antinomy, antithesis, aversion, brush, civil disobedience, clash, combat, competition, con, conflict, confronting, contention, contest, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, counteraction,… …   New thesaurus

• encounter — [en koun′tər, inkoun′tər] vt. [ME encontren < OFr encontrer < encontre, against < VL * incontra < L in, in + contra, against] 1. to meet unexpectedly; come upon 2. to meet in conflict or battle 3. to meet with; face (difficulties,… …   English World dictionary

• encounter — encounterer, n. /en kown teuhr/, v.t. 1. to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation. 2. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.): We encounter so many problems in our work. 3. to meet (a… …   Universalium

• encounter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief ▪ I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train. ▪ first, initial ▪ last, previous …   Collocations dictionary

• encounter — 01. If you [encounter] a bear while hiking, the best thing to do is to back away quietly. 02. In our lives, we all [encounter] stress and difficulties which we must overcome. 03. They [encountered] a few problems making themselves understood… …   Grammatical examples in English

• encounter */*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] / US [ɪnˈkaʊntər] noun [countable] Word forms encounter : singular encounter plural encounters 1) a meeting, especially one that was not planned I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter …   English dictionary

• opposition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of opposing Nouns 1. (antagonism) opposition, antagonism, antipathy; enmity, hate; repugnance, oppugnancy, oppugnation, impugnation; contravention, contradiction; counteraction; counterplot;… …   English dictionary for students

• encounter — en|coun|ter1 [ ın kauntər ] noun count ** 1. ) a meeting, especially one that was not planned: I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter: We had a frighteningly close encounter with a black bear. a ) an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• opposition — noun 1 disagreeing with sth/trying to change sth ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, determined, fierce, serious, stiff, strong, vehement ▪ violent …   Collocations dictionary