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Definitions of encounter
  1. verb
    contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

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  2. verb
    come upon, as if by accident; meet with

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  3. noun
    a casual meeting with a person or thing

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  4. verb
    experience as a reaction

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  5. noun
    a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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  6. verb
    come together
  7. noun
    a casual or unexpected convergence
    "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

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  8. verb
    be beset by

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    be
  9. noun
    a minor short-term fight

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Examples of encounter
  • "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
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