encounter
noun
1. a minor short-term fight
Similar word(s): brush, clash, skirmish
Definition categories: act, combat, fight, fighting, scrap
2. a casual or unexpected convergence
- there was a brief encounter in the hallway
Similar word(s): meeting
Definition categories: event, convergence
3. a casual meeting with a person or thing
Definition categories: act, connection, connexion, joining
4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Similar word(s): confrontation, showdown
Definition categories: communication, disagreement
Sentences with encounter as a noun:
- Their encounter was a matter of chance.
verb
1. come together
Definition categories: motion
2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Similar word(s): bump, chance, find, happen
Definition categories: possession
3. be beset by
Definition categories: stative, be
4. experience as a reaction
Similar word(s): meet, receive
Definition categories: stative, experience, have
5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Definition categories: competition
Sentences with encounter as a verb:
- Three armies encountered at Waterloo.