encounter

[US]/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/
[UK]/ɪnˈkaʊntər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. come across, meet unexpectedly
n. a sudden meeting

Phrases & Collocations

chance encounter

unexpected encounter

encounter with

close encounter

Example Sentences

a chance encounter in the park.

his close encounter with death.

here we encounter the main problem.

a chance encounter; a chance result.

encountered an old friend on the street.

we have encountered one small problem.

a human muchness encountering no bounds.

they gained the better of the encounters in the loose .

she preferred not to run the risk of encountering his sister.

Believe palingenesis, profoundly yearn encounter to you again.

encountered weather five miles out to sea.

"The more dangers we encounter, the harder should we push forward."

The army encountered stiff resistance from rebels in the hills.

I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.

this has been the first real glitch they’ve encountered in a three months’ tour.

he dared not go out for fear of encountering a bullet with his name on it.

Encountered SunHui in dorm,he was helping his classmates to make a move sweatily.

At the experience foundation, proposed the penetratingly theory of "The encounter of wind and water";

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