encounter
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1. encounter - Noun
2. encounter - Verb
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To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.
To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo.
A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.
A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter.
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Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.
When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music.
All authors should prepare to encounter criticism.
Who loves ugliness will not encounter beauty.
Even though words have no wings, they can still fly a thousand miles. Even if you encounter a stone bridge, tap it first before crossing. Through old things, we learn new things.