encounter
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of encounter
Related Words for encountered
detect, confront, experience, face, bear, meet, suffer, find, engage, collide, espy, sustain, descry, front, close, undergo, contend, affront, combat, grappleExamples from the Web for encountered
Contemporary Examples of encountered
Lalo insisted during a recent interview that they encountered Chito “and his people by accident.”
We have no information yet on what other flights were in the air then, and what they encountered.
His later books drew heavily from experiences and people he encountered at the bar, including the cruel captain in The Sea-Wolf.
It was neither the best nor worst pickup line I encountered that evening.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for ShotsEmily Shire
December 26, 2014
He encountered struggles that many foreign newcomers face upon beginning a new life in America.
Historical Examples of encountered
During this session other difficulties were encountered by the Ministry.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
There, on the contrary, we encountered the only two swamps at all difficult.
She did not see him in the morning, but at noon she encountered him in the hall.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
But now, strange to say, wherever she went she encountered Felicien!
The DreamEmile Zola
And then, when he had slipped his hand back into hers, he had encountered a sticky chocolate!
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine