Encounter
Translation- Encounter
- Encounter En*coun"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L.
in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.]
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by
chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in
opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict
with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend
in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter
obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a
truth.
[1913 Webster]
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. --Acts xvii. 18. [1913 Webster]
I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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