Definition of Encounter
Encounter
en·coun·ter
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To meet or come into contact with someone or something unexpectedly.
e.g. The hikers had an unexpected encounter with a bear in the woods.
(noun)
a meeting between hostile factions or persons - a sudden often violent clash, or to engage with conflict;
e.g. They had an unfortunate encounter with their competition.
(noun)
to come into contact with the foreign or alien;
e.g. They landed on the moon and had an encounter.
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