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  2. ENCOUNTER definition: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : a meeting between hostile factions or persons : a sudden often violent clash. an encounter between the police and demonstrators. 2. a. : a chance meeting. an accidental encounter. b. : a particular kind of meeting or experience with another person.

  4. Encounter definition: to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly. See examples of ENCOUNTER used in a sentence.

  5. verb. 1. to come upon or meet casually or unexpectedly. 2. to come into conflict with (an enemy, army, etc) in battle or contest. 3. (transitive) to be faced with; contend with. he encounters many obstacles in his work. noun.

  6. ENCOUNTER meaning: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.

  7. encounter somebody/something (formal) to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody/something new, unusual or unexpected synonym come across. She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered. Plant scientists first encountered the phenomenon in the 1930s. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  8. a casual or unexpected convergence. “there was a brief encounter in the hallway” synonyms: meeting. see more. noun. a casual meeting with a person or thing. synonyms: coming upon. see more. verb.

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