encounter
noun [C] /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ Definition
› a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: I had a rather alarming encounter with a wild pig. This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders since the election.Meeting peopleOfficial meetings › an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met beforeSexual intercourse › an occasion when two teams play against each other: In their last encounter with Italy, England won 3–2.Competitions, and parts of competitions
(Definition of encounter noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appointment noun (ARRANGEMENT)
- blind date noun
- farewell exclamation
- gathering noun
- hello exclamation, noun
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- how's tricks? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- meet verb (COME TOGETHER)
- meet verb (PLACE)
- meeting point noun
- paths cross idiom
- pay your respects idiom
- rally noun (MEETING)
- rendezvous noun
- same to you idiom
- see you (later) idiom
- there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom
- throw sb together phrasal verb
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