Dictionary definition · encounter
noun
- a minor short-term fight
- a casual or unexpected convergence"he still remembers their meeting in Paris"
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
verb
- come together"I'll probably see you at the meeting"
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with"We find this idea in Plato"
- be beset by"The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
- experience as a reaction"My proposal met with much opposition"
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).