🤝encounter

verb
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/

Meaning

to unexpectedly meet someone or experience something, especially something difficult or new

Example Sentences

During the hike, we encountered a wild bear.

Example Expressions

encounter difficulties

Synonyms

meet, face, confront, experience, come across

Antonyms

avoid, evade, escape

Collocations

encounter problems, encounter difficulties, first encounter, unexpected encounter

More Example Sentences

This is not the first time I have encountered problems with your service.

Related Vocabularies

to confuse; to be too difficult to understand
to have no confidence or trust in someone or something
to make easier to understand or do; to reduce complexity
to go and see someone or somewhere; to pay a call
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to accept or endure something unpleasant without complaining; to allow something to exist

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