experience

/ɪkˈspɪər·i·əns/ n [C/U]

Definition

› (the process of getting) knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you: [U] Do you have any experience working with children? [U] I know from experience that it can get quite cold in Maine this time of year.

(Definition of experience n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)