|
| en·coun·ter [ in kówntər, en kówntər ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle en·coun·tered, present participle en·coun·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular en·coun·ters) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. come up against something: to be faced with something difficult to deal with
  We don't expect to encounter any major problems.
|
2. meet somebody unexpectedly: to meet somebody or something, usually unexpectedly and briefly
I encountered the girl for the first time in 1993.
|
3. meet somebody in conflict: to confront somebody with hostility or aggression
|
noun (plural en·coun·ters) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. unexpected meeting: a meeting with somebody or something, usually unexpected and brief
|
2. confrontation: a hostile confrontation or difficult struggle
|
| [13th century. < Old French encontrer "confront" < late Latin incontra "in front of" < Latin in- "in" + contra "against"] |
