Definition of Encounter
Encounter
en·coun·ter
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to meet by chance or an unexpected experience;
e.g. She had an encounter with a gentlemen in the street.
(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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