encountered

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  encounter 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  encounter 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
  =>  intersect,  cross 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  confront,  face 
  =>  replay 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  encounter 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  encounter 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
  =>  intersect,  cross 
  =>  cross 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  confront,  face 
  =>  front,  breast 
  =>  take  the  bull  by  the  horns 
  =>  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  tackle,  take  on 
  =>  rise 
  =>  replay 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  encounter 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  encounter 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  encounter 
 
  5  senses  of  encounter 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
 
  Sense  2 
  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter 
 
  Sense  3 
  run  into  encounter 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  4 
  meet  encounter,  receive 
  =>  have  experience 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  encounter 
 
  encounter  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  encounter 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  run  into  encounter 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  meet  encounter,  receive 
  =>  have  experience 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  encounter 
 
  The  verb  encounter  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see  --  (come  together;  "I'll  probably  see  you  at  the  meeting";  "How  nice  to  see  you  again!") 
  2.  (8)  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter  --  (come  upon  as  if  by  accident;  meet  with  "We  find  this  idea  in  Plato";  "I  happened  upon  the  most  wonderful  bakery  not  very  far  from  here";  "She  chanced  upon  an  interesting  book  in  the  bookstore  the  other  day") 
  3.  (4)  run  into  encounter  --  (be  beset  by  "The  project  ran  into  numerous  financial  difficulties") 
  4.  (1)  meet  encounter,  receive  --  (experience  as  a  reaction;  "My  proposal  met  with  much  opposition") 
  5.  (1)  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on  --  (contend  against  an  opponent  in  a  sport,  game,  or  battle;  "Princeton  plays  Yale  this  weekend";  "Charlie  likes  to  play  Mary") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  encounter 
 
  The  verb  encounter  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see  --  (come  together;  "I'll  probably  see  you  at  the  meeting";  "How  nice  to  see  you  again!") 
  2.  (8)  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter  --  (come  upon  as  if  by  accident;  meet  with  "We  find  this  idea  in  Plato";  "I  happened  upon  the  most  wonderful  bakery  not  very  far  from  here";  "She  chanced  upon  an  interesting  book  in  the  bookstore  the  other  day") 
  3.  (4)  run  into  encounter  --  (be  beset  by  "The  project  ran  into  numerous  financial  difficulties") 
  4.  (1)  meet  encounter,  receive  --  (experience  as  a  reaction;  "My  proposal  met  with  much  opposition") 
  5.  (1)  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on  --  (contend  against  an  opponent  in  a  sport,  game,  or  battle;  "Princeton  plays  Yale  this  weekend";  "Charlie  likes  to  play  Mary") 

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