Encountering

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
An encounter; a meeting.
"This is still a species of reflection because it thematizes encounterings and things-as-encountered, even if they do not occur in the mental life of the person reflectively observing them."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of encounter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Fit for an encounter or battle. obsolete
"Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, And in deteſting ſuch a diueliſh Thiefe, In loue of honor and defence of right Be arm’d againſt the hate of ſuch a foe, Whether from earth, or hell, or heauen he grow."

Synonyms

brush brush clash clash confrontation confrontation

Example

"On encountering the celebrity, the fans asked for his autograph."

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