encounter

  • 11encounter — ► VERB ▪ unexpectedly meet or be faced with. ► NOUN 1) an unexpected or casual meeting. 2) a confrontation or difficult struggle. ORIGIN originally in the sense «meet as an adversary»: from Old French encontrer, from Latin contra against …

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  • 12encounter — [en koun′tər, inkoun′tər] vt. [ME encontren < OFr encontrer < encontre, against < VL * incontra < L in, in + contra, against] 1. to meet unexpectedly; come upon 2. to meet in conflict or battle 3. to meet with; face (difficulties,… …

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  • 13Encounter — ООО «Энкаунтер» Тип Общество с ограниченной ответственностью Год основания 2004 Расположение …

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  • 14encounter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief ▪ I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train. ▪ first, initial ▪ last, previous …

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  • 15encounter — 01. If you [encounter] a bear while hiking, the best thing to do is to back away quietly. 02. In our lives, we all [encounter] stress and difficulties which we must overcome. 03. They [encountered] a few problems making themselves understood… …

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  • 16encounter */*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] / US [ɪnˈkaʊntər] noun [countable] Word forms encounter : singular encounter plural encounters 1) a meeting, especially one that was not planned I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter …

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  • 17encounter — en|coun|ter1 W3 [ınˈkauntə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: encontrer, from Late Latin incontra toward ] 1.) to experience something, especially problems or opposition encounter problems/difficulties ▪ They encountered serious …

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  • 18encounter — en|coun|ter1 [ ın kauntər ] noun count ** 1. ) a meeting, especially one that was not planned: I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter: We had a frighteningly close encounter with a black bear. a ) an… …

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  • 19encounter — [[t]ɪnka͟ʊntə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ encounters, encountering, encountered 1) VERB If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. [V n] Every day of our lives we encounter major and minor stresses of one kind or another... [V n]… …

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  • 20Encounter — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Encounter, une revue littéraire anglaise publiée de 1953 à 1991 ; Encounter, une baie australienne. Voir aussi First Encounter Assault Recon, un jeu… …

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