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encounter
verb
to
meet
someone
or
something
unexpectedly
,
often
by
chance
•
While
hiking
in
the
mountains
,
we
suddenly
encountered
a
family
of
deer
.
While
hiking
in
the
mountains
,
we
suddenly
encountered
a
family
of
deer
.
•
Travelers
often
encounter
street
performers
in
the
city
square
.
Travelers
often
encounter
street
performers
in
the
city
square
.
From
Middle
English
‘
encountre
’,
from
Old
French
‘
encontre
’,
noun
use
of
‘
encontrer
’ (“
to
meet
,
confront
”),
based
on
Latin
‘
in-
’ (“
in
”)
+
‘
contra
’ (“
against
”).
verb
to
experience
or
face
something
difficult
,
dangerous
,
or
unexpected
•
Engineers
encountered
serious
technical
problems
during
the
test
.
Engineers
encountered
serious
technical
problems
during
the
test
.
•
You
may
encounter
delays
on
the
road
because
of
the
snowstorm
.
You
may
encounter
delays
on
the
road
because
of
the
snowstorm
.
counter
verb
-
counter
,
countering
,
counters
,
countered
to
reply
to
something
by
saying
or
doing
something
that
opposes
it
•
She
countered
his
claim
with
solid
evidence
.
She
countered
his
claim
with
solid
evidence
.
•
The
company
quickly
countered
the
rumors
with
an
official
statement
.
The
company
quickly
countered
the
rumors
with
an
official
statement
.
From
Old
French
contre
‘
against
’,
from
Latin
contra
‘
opposite
,
against
’;
verb
use
recorded
since
the
15th
century
.