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    en·coun·ter
    [inˈkoun(t)ər, enˈkoun(t)ər]
    verb
    encounter (verb) · encounters (third person present) · encountered (past tense) · encountered (past participle) · encountering (present participle)
    1. unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile):
      "we have encountered one small problem"
      • meet (someone) unexpectedly.
    noun
    encounter (noun) · encounters (plural noun)
    1. an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something:
      "she felt totally unnerved by the encounter"
      • a confrontation or unpleasant struggle:
        "his close encounter with death"
      • SOUTH ASIAN ENGLISH
        a violent incident in which a suspected criminal is killed by a member of the police, especially under controversial circumstances:
        "he was shot dead in a police encounter" · "officers responsible for encounter killings"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’.
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    verb
    1. unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile):
      experience
      run into
      come across
      come up against
      face
      confront
      come into contact with
      be faced with
      be forced to contend with
    noun
    1. an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something:
      meeting
      brush
      rendezvous
      contact
      chance meeting
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    What does encounter mean?
    Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ENCOUNTER definition: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.

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    What does it mean to meet someone unexpectedly?
    to come upon or meet with, esp. unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.): We encounter so many problems in our work. to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict: We will encounter the enemy at dawn.

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    What does encounter mean in French literature?
    a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent encounter with somebody/something Three of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police. Flaubert was her first encounter with French literature. encounter between A and B The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin.

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    What does it mean to have a close encounter with something?
    There was a violent encounter between fans of the opposing teams. It was her first encounter with cigarettes. ◊ To have a close encounter with something is to come very close to being hurt or damaged by it. The island has had several close encounters with major hurricanes in recent years.

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    What is an extraordinary encounter between a and B?
    encounter between A and B The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin. I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers. It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex). He decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes.

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