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Noun(1) a minor short-term fight(2) a casual or unexpected convergence(3) a casual meeting with a person or thing(4) a hostile disagreement face-to-face(5) a casual meeting with a person of thing(6) chance meeting(7) fight(8) argument
Verb(1) come together(2) come upon, as if by accident; meet with(3) be beset by(4) experience as a reaction(5) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle(6) come upon(7) as if by accident(8) happen upon(9) fight(10) attack

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(1) They beg for money, often using bits of broken English they pick up from the occasional soldier they encounter .(2) When that fails, the young man has an unpleasant encounter with his family.(3) She had to limp through the final stages of the epic encounter , warding off cramp.(4) Newcastle won today's encounter 32-9 in front of a 4,500-strong crowd.(5) He was a bit of a suspicious character to encounter on the streets.(6) The unpleasant encounter put me in a strange state of mind.(7) she felt totally unnerved by the encounter(8) Even if they could find the time, they often encounter another obstacle.(9) And today's encounter against Celtic is just the sort of game he relishes.(10) Bands we encounter on the road are always in awe of our awesome van.(11) Another defeat would have left tomorrow's home encounter with Plymouth looking ominous.(12) All four are expected to turn out in tomorrow's encounter .(13) He came back strongly in the semi-final encounter against Pakistan by making a solid 58 runs.(14) his close encounter with death(15) what do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives?(16) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Border guardsu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u252cu00ac,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb I thought with awe, bracing myself for an unpleasant encounter .
Related Words
(1) close encounter
(2) chance encounter
(3) sexual encounter
(4) encounter with
Synonyms
Noun
1. meeting
2. battle
3. showdown
4. clash


Verb
5. meet
6. experience
7. come across
8. receive
9. run into
10. take on
11. happen


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

is someone I'm strongly
disinclined to encounter.

is someone I'm strongly disinclined to ENCOUNTER.

Westworld Season 2, Episode 2


As you know, several weeks ago
in our first encounter...

As you know, several weeks ago in our first ENCOUNTER...

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 4


We're standing in the hallway,
suffering through an awkward encounter.

We're standing in the hallway, suffering through an awkward ENCOUNTER.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 7


Bernadette just asked
about my sexual encounter with you.

Bernadette just asked about my sexual ENCOUNTER with you.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 20


It's shocking, isn't it,
the first time you encounter real wealth?

It's shocking, isn't it, the first time you ENCOUNTER real wealth?

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 8


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