The meaning of ENCOUNTER is to meet as an adversary or enemy. How to use encounter in a sentence.

ENCOUNTER definition: to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly. See examples of encounter used in a sentence.

ENCOUNTER definition: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.

1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief: a chance encounter in the park. 2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation: a tense naval encounter.

An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant.

To meet or come across something or someone unexpectedly or by chance. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the verb encounter.

Synonyms for ENCOUNTER: meet, confront, catch, greet, happen (upon), stumble (upon), run upon, run into; Antonyms of ENCOUNTER: avoid, escape, evade, shake, elude, shun, dodge, duck

uk / ɪnˈkaʊntə r/ us a meeting, especially one that happens by chance (Definition of encounter from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

'Encounter' in a sentence: The tour boat had a close encounter with a breeching humpback whale.

ENCOUNTER meaning: 1. a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: 2. an occasion when people have sex, usually…. Learn more.