Definition of encounter

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Encounter (adv.) To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth..

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Hosting :: Hosting (n.) An encounter; a battle.
Repeat :: Repeat (v. t.) To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms..
Rencountering :: Rencountering (p. pr. & vb/ n.) of Rencounte.
Engaged :: Engaged (a.) Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight..
Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below..
Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To attack hand to hand.
Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..
Rencounter :: Rencounter (n.) A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement..
Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents..
Chock :: Chock (v. t.) To encounter.
Valor :: Valor (n.) Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.
Brave :: Brave (v. t.) To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
Rencounter :: Rencounter (n.) A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties..
Justle :: Justle (v. i.) To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.
Congressive :: Congressive (a.) Encountering, or coming together..
Congress :: Congress (n.) A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things.
Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
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