encounter
verb (used with object)
to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly.
is encountering
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present progressiveof encounter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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According to people briefed on that discussion, Ratcliffe discouraged Russian escalation, warned about the growing difficulties Moscow is encountering on the front line and pushed for a restart to the long-stalled peace process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Today, in the podcasting world, Kelly is encountering a different incentive structure.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Now Reform is in power in local government, it is encountering many of the same financial challenges as its predecessor parties.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
“The picture is much more complex—vulnerability and grandiosity exist in dynamic relation to each other, and they fluctuate according to what the individual is encountering in life, the stage of their own development.”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
Implementation of KUCHMA's economic agenda is encountering considerable resistance from parliament, entrenched bureaucrats, and industrial interests.
From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
