experience
noun
1. the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
- a man of experience
- experience is the best teacher
Definition categories: thought, education
2. the content of direct observation or participation in an event
- he had a religious experience
- he recalled the experience vividly
Definition categories: thought, content
3. an event as apprehended
- a surprising experience
- that painful experience certainly got our attention
Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
Sentences with experience as a noun:
- It was an experience he would not soon forget.
verb
1. undergo or live through a difficult experience
Similar word(s): see
Definition categories: perception, undergo
2. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Definition categories: cognition, experience, see
3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- experience vertigo
Similar word(s): get, have, receive
Definition categories: perception, undergo
4. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Similar word(s): feel
Definition categories: emotion
5. undergo
Similar word(s): have
Definition categories: change