ENCOUNTER
\ɛnkˈa͡ʊntə], \ɛnkˈaʊntə], \ɛ_n_k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə]\
Definitions of ENCOUNTER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
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a casual meeting with a person of thing
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contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
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be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
By Princeton University
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come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
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a casual meeting with a person of thing
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contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
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be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.
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To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo.
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A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter.
By Oddity Software
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To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.
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To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo.
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A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter.
By Noah Webster.
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To come upon suddenly; meet face to face.
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To come into collision with someone or something; meet someone in combat.
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A sudden or accidental meeting; conflict.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To run counter to or against: to meet face to face, esp. unexpectedly: to meet in contest: to oppose.
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A meeting unexpectedly: an interview: a fight.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A sudden or accidental meeting of two or more persons; a meeting in contest: a fight; an interview; eager and warm conversation, either in love or anger; a sudden or unexpected address or accosting.
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To meet face to face unexpectedly; to meet in conflict; to fight; to meet in opposition or debate.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A sudden or accidental meeting of two or more persons; a combat; a fight; a battle.
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To meet suddenly or unexpectedly; to meet in opposition or in a hostile manner; to resist and oppose; to fight.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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A meeting; an unexpected meeting;—accosting; casual address:—a hostile meeting; duel; combat;—meeting of hostile troops; engagement; conflict; — animated discussion; trial of wits:—occasion; casual incident.
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Duel, single fight, conflict; battle; fight in which enemies rush against each other; sudden meeting; casual incident.
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To meet face to face; to meet in a hostile manner, to rush against in conflict; to attack; to oppose; to meet by accident.
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To rush together in a hostile manner; to conflict; to engage, to fight; to meet face to face; to come together by chance.
By Thomas Sheridan
