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Encounter
//ɪnˈkaʊntə//
Synonyms for "encounter" (257 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (77)
chance uponclash withcloseclose inclose withcollidecollisioncollision coursecombatcomecome acrosscome amongcome closercome forwardcome into collisioncome nearcome oncome upcome up againstcome upon
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competitionconcoursconcussconcussionconflictconfrontconfront each otherconfront withcontendcontend withcontentioncontestcrack upcrack-upcrashcrash intocross swords withcrumpcrunchdaredash intodefyderbydescrydetectdisagreementdiscoverdiscover serendipitouslydisputedraw neardraw nighduelendureengageengagementenvisageespyexperiencefaceface withfall acrossfall amongfall foul offall in withfall uponfeelfightfight hand-to-handfindfoulfrayfront
Verb(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (128)
gain upongamegamesgathergogo throughgrapple withgymkhanahammeringhappen uponhavehithit againsthit uponhurthurtleimpactimpingeimpingementincur
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joinjoiningjoustknockknock againstknowlabor underlay beforelightlight uponlive to seematchmatchingmaulingmeet head onmeet head-onmeet squarelymeet up withmeet withnarrow squeaknarrow the gapnearnear missnear thingnear-missolympic gamesolympicsonslaughtpass throughpaypercusspercussionpitch uponplace beforepresentpresent toproximateput it toquarrelrallyrammingrencontreriskrunrun acrossrun smack intorun up againstrun uponrun-inscrapset beforeset-toshocksideswipesidlesidle up toskirmishslamslam intosledgehammeringsmacksmack intosmashsmash intosmash upsmash-upsmashingsmashupspendspotsquabblestandstand understemstep upstrikestrike againststrugglestumblestumble onstumble uponsuffersustaintake ontastetestthrustingtilttournamenttourneytrialtumbletumble onturn upundergowarwhompwrestle with
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1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
14 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
145 translations across 45 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀπαντάω verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Arabic
4 entries- مُقَابَلَة noun (unplanned meeting)
- مُلَاقَاة noun (unplanned meeting)
- صَادَفَ verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- عَثَرَ verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Belarusian
1 entries- сустрэ́ча noun (unplanned meeting)
Bulgarian
4 entries- случа́йна сре́ща noun (unplanned meeting)
- сре́ща noun (unplanned meeting)
- стълкнове́ние noun (hostile meeting)
- схва́тка noun (hostile meeting)
Catalan
2 entries- encontre noun (hostile meeting)
- trobada noun (unplanned meeting)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 偶遇 noun (unplanned meeting)
- 遇見 /遇见 noun (unplanned meeting)
- 遭遇戰 /遭遇战 noun (hostile meeting)
- 遇到 verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Czech
4 entries- setkání noun (unplanned meeting)
- narazit na verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- objevit verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- potkat verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Dutch
4 entries- (ongeplande) f noun (unplanned meeting)
- botsing noun (hostile meeting)
- confrontatie noun (hostile meeting)
- treffen noun (unplanned meeting)
Esperanto
4 entries- renkonto noun (unplanned meeting)
- alfronti verb (confront (someone or something))
- kontraŭbatali verb (engage in conflict)
- renkonti verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Estonian
1 entries- kohtumine noun (unplanned meeting)
Finnish
4 entries- kohtaaminen noun (unplanned meeting)
- yhteenotto noun (hostile meeting)
- kohdata verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- ottaa yhteen verb (confront (someone or something))
French
2 entries- rencontre noun (unplanned meeting)
- rencontrer verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Galician
4 entries- contenda noun (hostile meeting)
- encontro noun (unplanned meeting)
- atopar verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- encontrar verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
German
4 entries- Begegnung noun (unplanned meeting)
- Treffen noun (unplanned meeting)
- begegnen verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- treffen verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Greek
4 entries- συνάντηση noun (unplanned meeting)
- συναπάντημα noun (unplanned meeting)
- αντιμετωπίζω verb (confront (someone or something))
- συμπλέκομαι verb (engage in conflict)
Hebrew
2 entries- הִקָּרוּת noun (unplanned meeting)
- נִקְרָה verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Hindi
4 entries- मुक़ाबला noun (hostile meeting)
- भिड़ंत verb (engage in conflict)
- भेंट verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- सामना verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Hungarian
4 entries- találkozás noun (unplanned meeting)
- összecsapás noun (hostile meeting)
- belebotlik verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- összetalálkozik verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Japanese
4 entries- 出会い noun (unplanned meeting)
- 出会う verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- 遭う verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- 遭遇する verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Javanese
2 entries- mrangguli verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- pranggul verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- atxa verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- otxá verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Khiamniungan Naga
3 entries- thōngîe verb (confront (someone or something))
- vāu-īe verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- vāuhìe verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Korean
4 entries- 만나기 noun (unplanned meeting)
- 만나다 verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- 맞닥뜨리다 verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- 부닥치다 verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Latin
2 entries- invenio verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- nanciscor verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- zmakaś verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Macedonian
1 entries- средба noun (unplanned meeting)
Middle English
1 entries- aȝeinen verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Old Irish
1 entries- comrac noun (hostile meeting)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- راستلامق verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Polish
1 entries- spotkanie noun (unplanned meeting)
Portuguese
4 entries- confronto noun (hostile meeting)
- encontro inesperado noun (unplanned meeting)
- confrontar verb (confront (someone or something))
- confrontar verb (engage in conflict)
Punjabi
2 entries- ٹکراوݨ verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- ਟਕਰਾਉਣ verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Romanian
2 entries- a întâlni verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- a întâlni verb (confront (someone or something))
Russian
4 entries- бой noun (hostile meeting)
- встре́ча noun (unplanned meeting)
- случа́йная встре́ча noun (unplanned meeting)
- столкнове́ние noun (hostile meeting)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- coinneachadh noun (unplanned meeting)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- sùsret noun (unplanned meeting)
- су̀срет noun (unplanned meeting)
Slovak
3 entries- stret noun (hostile meeting)
- stretnutie noun (unplanned meeting)
- stretnúť verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Slovene
1 entries- srečanje noun (unplanned meeting)
Spanish
4 entries- encontronazo noun (unplanned meeting)
- encontrón noun (unplanned meeting)
- topamiento (disused) noun (unplanned meeting)
- encontrar verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Swedish
3 entries- anträffa verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- möta verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
- stöta på verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Turkish
1 entries- rastlamak verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Ukrainian
1 entries- зу́стріч noun (unplanned meeting)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bắt gặp verb (meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)
Yiddish
1 entries- באַגעגעניש noun (unplanned meeting)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Treasure every encounter with others because you never know if you'll meet a person just once in your lifetime.
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She gave me a humorous account of her encounter with him.
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Tomorrow we will encounter the enemy.
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