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• encounter — I. verb (encountered; encountering) Etymology: Middle English encountren, from Anglo French encuntrer, from Medieval Latin incontrare, from Late Latin incontra toward, from Latin in + contra against more at counter Date: 14th century transitive… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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

• 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 — 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 — {{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 — 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 — [[t]ɪnka͟ʊntə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ encounters, encountering, encountered 1) VERB If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. [V n] Every day of our lives we encounter major and minor stresses of one kind or another... [V n]… …   English 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 — 1 verb (T) 1 to experience problems, difficulties, or opposition when you are trying to do something: We encountered a serious setback when two members of the expedition were injured. 2 to meet someone or experience something unexpectedly: I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• encounter — en·coun·ter || ɪn kaÊŠntÉ™ n. chance meeting v. meet by chance; face, meet with (difficulties, hardship, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• encounter — en•coun•ter [[t]ɛnˈkaʊn tər[/t]] v. t. 1) to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly 2) to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.) 3) to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict 4) to meet, esp. unexpectedly or in …   From formal English to slang