Synonym: battle, collide, come across, confront, meet, oppose. Similar words: counter, countermand, counterpart, encourage, county, country, count on, count out. Meaning: [ɪn'kaʊntə] 
n. 1. a minor short-term fight 2. a casual or unexpected convergence 3. a casual meeting with a person of thing 4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face. v. 1. come together 2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with 3. be beset by 4. experience as a reaction 5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.
n. 1. a minor short-term fight 2. a casual or unexpected convergence 3. a casual meeting with a person of thing 4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face. v. 1. come together 2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with 3. be beset by 4. experience as a reaction 5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle. 
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1. When did you first encounter these difficulties?
2. I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.
3. Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another.
4. His encounter with the guard dog had completely unnerved him.
5. The difficulties women encounter with their doctors partly explain why so many of us are looking to alternative therapies.
6. If we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other,then I wish we had never encountered.
7. Love is some kind of encounter, unable to be waited for or prepared for.
8. Love is a kind of chance encounter, and one can neither waiting nor preparing for it.
9. Our wildlife trips offer a thrilling encounter with wildlife in its natural state.
10. Love is sort of encounter.It can be neither waited nor prepared.
11. if we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other,then i wish we had never encountered .
12. If we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other,then i wish we had never encountered.
13. We encounter so many problems in our work.
14. It was his first sexual encounter .
15. Flaubert was her first encounter with French literature.
16. We will encounter the enemy at dawn.
17. We knew that they were poising for the encounter.
18. I had a brief encounter with an angry client.
19. In their last encounter with Italy, England won 3-2.
20. His first encounter with Wilson was back in 1989.
21. She didn't remember our encounter last summer.
22. It was a chance encounter that led to the setting up of the new political party.
23. It was during a chance encounter with Jeferies at a concert that I first heard of his interest in the project.
24. People learning a new language often encounter some difficulties at first.
25. The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.
26. I decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes.
27. You may encounter the same question when you retrace the progress of civilization.
28. As long as you are still alive,[sentencedict.com] you will definitely encounter the good things in life.
29. I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train.
30. In high school, I was very unpopular, and I did encounter a little prejudice.
More similar words: counter, countermand, counterpart, encourage, county, country, count on, count out, account, encouraging, discount, account for, encouragement, accounting, hunter, on account of, accountability, take into account, developing countries, encompass, mount, haunted, in consequence, amount to, surmount, volunteer, council, counsel, scoundrel, counselor.