Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - encounter
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Encounter
encounter
~1 v 1 to experience problems, difficulties, or opposition when you are trying to do something (We encountered a serious setback when two members of the expedition were injured.) 2 to meet someone or experience something unexpectedly (I first encountered him at summer school.) ~2 n 1 an occasion when you meet someone, especially in an unplanned or unexpected way (She didn't remember our encounter last summer. | chance encounter (=a meeting caused by luck or chance)) 2 a short dangerous struggle or meeting between two people or groups (one of the bloodiest encounters of the American Civil War | close encounter (=situation that could have been dangerous or unpleasant)) (a close encounter with a poisonous snake)
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1.
(encounters, encountering, encountered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another... VERB: V n 2. If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly. (FORMAL) Did you encounter anyone in the building?... = meet VERB: V n 3. An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant. The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers. N-COUNT: usu with supp 4. An encounter is a particular type of experience. ...a sexual encounter. ...his first serious encounter with alcohol. N-COUNT: usu with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English encountren, from Anglo-French encuntrer, from Medieval Latin incontrare, from Late Latin incontra toward, from Latin in- + contra against — more at counter Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to meet as an adversary or enemy b. to engage in conflict with 2. to come upon face-to-face 3. to come upon or experience especially unexpectedly ~ difficulties intransitive verb to meet especially by chance II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a meeting between hostile factions or persons ; a sudden often violent clash an ~ between the police and demonstrators 2. a. a chance meeting an accidental ~ b. a particular kind of meeting or experience with another person a romantic ~ 3. a coming into the vicinity of a celestial body the Martian ~ of a spacecraft ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 meet by chance or unexpectedly. 2 meet as an adversary. --n. 1 a meeting by chance. 2 a meeting in conflict. 3 participation in an encounter group. Phrases and idioms encounter group a group of persons seeking psychological benefit through close contact with one another. Etymology: ME f. OF encontrer, encontre ult. f. L contra against ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (неожиданная) встреча 2. столкновение; схватка, стычка 3. дуэль; состязание; турнир 4. спорт. встреча, схватка 5. физ. столкновение, соударение (частиц) 6. уст. любовное свидание 7. (неожиданно) встретить to encounter an old acquaintance —- случайно встретить старого знакомого 8. иметь столкновение, стычку; встретиться (в бою и т. п.) we will encounter the enemy at dawn —- на рассвете мы встретимся с противником 9. наталкиваться (на трудности и т. п.) we encounter so many problems in our work —- мы сталкиваемся в своей работе с многочисленными проблемами 10. спорт. встретиться (с противником); провести схватку 11. физ. сталкиваться, соударяться (о частицах) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) неожиданная встреча 2) столкновение, схватка, стычка 2. v. 1) (неожиданно) встретить(ся) 2) сталкиваться; иметь столкновение 3) наталкиваться (на трудности и т.п.) Syn: see meet ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. encountrer "confront," from encontre (prep. and adv.) "against, counter to," from L.L. incontra "in front of," from L. in- "in" + contra "against." Sense of "meet" first recorded in Eng. 1520. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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