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experience

verb [T]
 
 
/ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ US  /-ˈspɪr.i-/

Definition

B1 If you experience something, it happens to you, or you feel it: We experienced a lot of difficulty in selling our house. New companies often experience a loss in their first few years. It was the worst pain I'd ever experienced.Experiencing and suffering
(Definition of experience verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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