encounter
verb (used with object)
to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly.
encountered
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past participleof encounter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof encounter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
encounterverb (used with object)to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly.
Example Sentences
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The deep snows encountered 20 years ago are becoming rarer and Greater Prespa Lake is shrinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was on this second outing that the teens encountered Byrd and Roberts.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kusman was hired as a labourer on the Cavustepe excavations after his military service in the 1960s and there encountered his first stele.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Twenty-four-year-old Amina Alhassan echoed his sentiments, adding that she had not encountered any problems when applying to marry 40-year-old Nura Abdullahi.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
As federal judge Prentiss Marshall explained, “The average person encountered will feel obliged to stop and respond. Few will feel that they can walk away or refuse to answer.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
