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Experienced I Experience Problems Verb Bre ɪkˈspɪəriəns ɪkˈspɪriəns

Word experience
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ɪkˈspɪəriəns / NAmE / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
Example
  • the country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
  • everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
  • to experience pain/pleasure/unhappiness
  • i experienced a moment of panic as i boarded the plane.
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experience

(verb)BrE / ɪkˈspɪəriəns / NAmE / ɪkˈspɪriəns /
  1. to have a particular situation affect you or happen to you
    • The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
    • Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
  2. to have and be aware of a particular emotion or physical feeling
    • to experience pain/pleasure/unhappiness
    • I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane.

    Extra Examples

    • He hadn’t directly experienced the fighting in the city.
    • people who have actually experienced these problems first-hand
    • I have never experienced such pain before.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they experience
    • he / she / it experiences
    • past simple experienced
    • past participle experienced
    • -ing form experiencing

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: via Old French from Latin experientia, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experiment and expert.
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