Encounter

"Encounter" in Dutch

(ongeplande) f

(unplanned meeting)

botsing

(hostile meeting)

confrontatie

(hostile meeting)

treffen

(unplanned meeting)

treffen

(hostile meeting)

botsen op

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

confronteren

(engage in conflict)

het hoofd bieden

(engage in conflict)

ontmoeten

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

ontmoeten

(confront (someone or something))

oog in oog staan met

(confront (someone or something))

stuiten op

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

treffen

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.