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encounter definition
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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 -------------- Grep of noun encounter encounter encounter group Overview of noun encounter The noun encounter has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (7) brush, clash, encounter, skirmish -- (a minor short-term fight) 2. (4) meeting, encounter -- (a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway") 3. (3) encounter, coming upon -- (a casual meeting with a person of thing) 4. confrontation, encounter, showdown -- (a hostile disagreement face-to-face) 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 noun encounter The noun encounter has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (7) brush, clash, encounter, skirmish -- (a minor short-term fight) 2. (4) meeting, encounter -- (a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway") 3. (3) encounter, coming upon -- (a casual meeting with a person of thing) 4. confrontation, encounter, showdown -- (a hostile disagreement face-to-face) 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")
encounter definition
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