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Learn the meaning of encounter with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
encounter
(verb)
encounter
(verb)
Meaning
to meet someone by surprise
Example
"I encountered a deer while hiking."
Synonyms
meetconfront
Antonyms
avoid
More about this word
Word origin
From Old French 'encontrer', meaning to meet.
Related word forms
noun: encounter
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