encounter

US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/

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UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/

B1TOEIC

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To come up against a problem or trouble; meet

If you encounter some troubles, give me a call

n.NounA chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting

Yes, Bill and I had a brief romantic encounter last summer

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To meet someone or something unexpectedly

Did you encounter any animals when you were in the forest?

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You always have the dictionary right there when you encounter a new word that you want to learn. So super useful. I highly recommend it
You always have the dictionary right there when you encounter a new word that you want to learn. So super useful. I highly recommend it
You're also just gonna encounter a ton of words
You're also just gonna encounter a ton of words

06:39

to sell her story about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump from a decade prior.
to sell her story about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump from a decade prior.
Prosecutors also point to a similar payment made to another women, who alleged she had a sexual encounter with Trump, Karen McDougal.
Prosecutors also point to a similar payment made to another women, who alleged she had a sexual encounter with Trump, Karen McDougal.

10:15

It's why right now is the best time to cross through the Northwest Passage because you wanna catch it at the very, very tail end of summer where you're going to encounter less ice before everything freezes over again.
It's why right now is the best time to cross through the Northwest Passage because you wanna catch it at the very, very tail end of summer where you're going to encounter less ice before everything freezes over again.
to encounter less ice before everything freezes over again.
to encounter less ice before everything freezes over again.

03:48

But as the name clear-air suggests, there are no warnings when the plane is about to encounter such sudden and severe swirls of air.
But as the name clear-air suggests, there are no warnings when the plane is about to encounter such sudden and severe swirls of air.
when the plane is about to encounter such sudden and severe swirls of air
when the plane is about to encounter such sudden and severe swirls of air

01:32

A presidential close encounter with a robot as Barack Obama tours a museum in Tokyo during
A presidential close encounter with a robot as Barack Obama tours a museum in Tokyo during

06:05

Rob: Hi there Neil. Have you ever had a close encounter with a monkey or an ape?
Rob: Hi there Neil. Have you ever had a close encounter with a monkey or an ape?

03:50

Everyday racism is the normalised experiences that we encounter daily based on our difference
Everyday racism is the normalised experiences that we encounter daily based on our difference

40:05

For Muhammad, it was an encounter as profound as it was deeply disturbing.
For Muhammad, it was an encounter as profound as it was deeply disturbing.

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The game has many different ways to approach each encounter:
The game has many different ways to approach each encounter: