| query | An e________ is a particular type of experience.An encounter is a particular type of experience. ...a sexual encounter. She was not the only person to feel daunted by her encounter with the court. |
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| word | encounter |
| full-definition | verb If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another. Thousands of customers have encountered problems. If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly. Did you encounter anyone in the building? Renata wrote him that she had encountered her long-estranged father. noun An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant . ...offering supporters the chance to win an encounter with the President in return for any size of donation. An encounter is a particular type of experience. ...a sexual encounter. She was not the only person to feel daunted by her encounter with the court. |
| inflections | encountersencounteringencountered |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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