encounter

encounter
1. n столкновение; схватка, стычка

encounter problem — задача о столкновениях

2. n дуэль; состязание; турнир
3. n спорт. встреча, схватка

chance encounter — случайная встреча

encounter frequency — частота встречи

4. n физ. столкновение, соударение
5. n арх. любовное свидание
6. v встретить

to encounter an old acquaintance — случайно встретить старого знакомого

to encounter with assuredness any opposition — с твёрдостью встретить любое противодействие

7. v иметь столкновение, стычку; встретиться

we will encounter the enemy at dawn — на рассвете мы встретимся с противником

8. v наталкиваться

we encounter so many problems in our work — мы сталкиваемся в своей работе с многочисленными проблемами

9. v спорт. встретиться; провести схватку
10. v физ. сталкиваться, соударяться
Синонимический ряд:
1. fight (noun) battle; brush; clash; combat; conflict; fight; passage; run-in; set-to; shock; skirmish; struggle; velitation
2. meeting (noun) appointment; concurrence; confrontation; interview; meeting; rendezvous
3. attack (verb) attack; battle; complete with; cope with; engage with; strike; struggle
4. endure (verb) endure; experience; suffer
5. engage (verb) affront; chance upon; close; come upon; confront; engage; face; front; meet; run into; stand; take on
6. find (verb) catch; descry; detect; espy; find; hit on; hit upon; meet with; spot; turn up
Антонимический ряд:
avoid; avoidance; concord; conformity; escape; evasion; harmony; peace; retreat; truce; union

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  • Encounter — En*coun ter, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See {Encounter}, v. t.] 1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. [1913 Webster] To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Encounter — En*coun ter, v. i. To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo. [1913 Webster] I will encounter with Andronicus. Shak. [1913 Webster] Perception and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • encounter — Ⅰ. encounter UK US /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ verb [T] ► to experience a situation, especially something that is unexpected or unpleasant: »We encountered a problem with the fuel pump during safety tests. »This is the first time I have encountered racism at… …   Financial and business terms

  • encounter — index affray, affront, assail, assault, belligerency, collide (clash), collision (accident) …   Law dictionary

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  • encounter — ► VERB ▪ unexpectedly meet or be faced with. ► NOUN 1) an unexpected or casual meeting. 2) a confrontation or difficult struggle. ORIGIN originally in the sense «meet as an adversary»: from Old French encontrer, from Latin contra against …   English terms dictionary


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