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• 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

• 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

• encounter — 1. verb 1) I encountered a teacher I used to know Syn: meet, meet by chance, run into, come across/upon, stumble across/on/upon, chance on/upon, happen on/upon; informal bump into 2) we encountered a slight problem Syn: experience, hit …   Thesaurus of popular words

• encounter — 1. verb 1) we encountered a slight problem Syn: experience, run into, meet, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, suffer 2) I encountered a girl I used to know Syn: meet, run into …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• encounter — vb *meet, face, confront Analogous words: collide, conflict, clash, *bump: brave, beard, defy, challenge (see FACE) encounter n Encounter, skirmish, brush. In their military senses (compare BATTLE) an encounter is a sudden hostile meeting that is …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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

• violent — adj. 1 using physical strength intended to hurt/kill VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get, grow, turn ▪ She started to get violent. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. meet, come across; engage, struggle, contend. n. meeting, interview; collision, combat, battle, skirmish, brush, engagement. See contention, impulse, opposition, occurrence, contact. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

• Brief Encounter — Infobox Film name = Brief Encounter writer = Noel Coward Anthony Havelock Allan David Lean Ronald Neame starring = Celia Johnson Trevor Howard Stanley Holloway Joyce Carey Cyril Raymond Everley Gregg director = David Lean producer = Noel Coward… …   Wikipedia