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Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-koun-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkaʊn tər



Definition of encountered

Origin :
  • c.1300, "to meet as an adversary," from Old French encontrer "confront," from encontre (see encounter (n.). Weakened sense of "casually meet" first recorded in English early 16c. Related: Encountered; encountering.
  • verb happen upon
  • verb fight, attack
Example sentences :
  • During this session other difficulties were encountered by the Ministry.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • There, on the contrary, we encountered the only two swamps at all difficult.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • She did not see him in the morning, but at noon she encountered him in the hall.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • But now, strange to say, wherever she went she encountered Felicien!
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • And then, when he had slipped his hand back into hers, he had encountered a sticky chocolate!
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The first mound that I encountered belonged to a goblin who was splashing in his tub.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • And again he encountered Nani's glance, which never left him.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I prompted Camille to ask if he had ever encountered Ned Ferry, and he laughed.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Never, in his brief cave-life, had he encountered anything of which to be afraid.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • His progress was a series of yelps, from which might have been adduced the number of rocks he encountered.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

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