Encountering
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·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."
Example
More examples"On encountering the celebrity, the fans asked for his autograph."