Definitions for encounter

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encounter en·coun·ter

Spelling: [en-koun-ter]

IPA: /ɛnˈkaʊn tər/

Encounter is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 294 anagrams from letters in encounter (ceennortu).

Definitions for encounter

noun

1. a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
2. a meeting of persons or groups that are in conflict or opposition; combat; battle:
3. Psychology. a meeting of two or more people, as the members of an encounter group or a number of married couples (marriage encounter) conducted to promote direct emotional confrontations among the participants, especially as a form of therapy (encounter therapy)

verb (used with object)

1. to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly:
2. to meet with or contend against (difficulties, opposition, etc.):
3. to meet (a person, military force, etc.) in conflict:

verb (used without object)

1. to meet, especially unexpectedly or in conflict:

Origin of encounter

1250-1300; Middle English encountren Anglo-French enco(u)ntrer; Old French Vulgar Latin *incontrāre, equivalent to in- in-¹ + -contrāre, derivative of contrā

Examples for encounter

Often, the most common opportunity for police officers to encounter a sovereign citizen is during a traffic stop.

If you go towards the harbour, you'll most likely encounter your brother.

Outside of that one encounter, however, Moses is pretty meek.

As a last rally, he tried to picture the difficulties he might encounter.

On the second planet, they encounter a marooned astronaut named Dr. Mann, and a fistfight ensues.

Had the encounter been anticipated his composure would perhaps have failed him.

This is heartfelt music, and after a first encounter you will find yourself coming back for more.

By this time several persons had hurried to the scene of the encounter.

What if healthy sexuality was the framework that young adults used to process every sexual message that they encounter?

Chicago Red grinned with cheerful acceptance of the issue in such an encounter.