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An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something
“Rey's encounter with Luke on the tiny island of Ahch-To didn't quite go as planned.”
A confrontation or unpleasant struggle
“Later, at the top mountain, the explorers would have an unpleasant encounter with a feral bear.”
A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something
A sudden short bout of an illness or stress
A military strike or incursion
An organized competition or activity usually performed for the enjoyment of a mass of people
An activity or event one has undergone
A private meeting or assembly
A romantic meeting between two individuals
The act or process of sighting the existence of something for the first time
A forceful collision of two things
The expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people
A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience
To discover or find something, especially by chance
“After months of sailing, we would finally encounter land.”
To face or come upon something confronting or challenging
“They would encounter many obstacles on their way to success.”
To confront or come up against
“Jaime gasped in horror at the realization that he was literally about to encounter a fire-breathing dragon.”
To engage in a competition or contest
To discover (something hidden, lost, or kept secret) by investigation or searching
To make happen or bring about
To meet, contact, or engage with (someone or a group)
To make a concerted or violent attack on
To (tend to) meet or cross at a point
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