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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L. in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.] To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth. [1913 Webster] Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. --Acts xvii. 18. [1913 Webster] I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 judgment, employed in the investigation of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with particulars. --Tatham. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter. [1913 Webster] As one for . . . fierce encounters fit. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] To join their dark encounter in mid-air. --Milton . Syn: Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter; attack; engagement; onset. See {Contest}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: encounter n 1: a minor short-term fight [syn: {brush}, {clash}, {encounter}, {skirmish}] 2: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" [syn: {meeting}, {encounter}] 3: a casual meeting with a person or thing [syn: {encounter}, {coming upon}] 4: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {confrontation}, {encounter}, {showdown}, {face-off}] v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: {meet}, {run into}, {encounter}, {run across}, {come across}, {see}] 2: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: {find}, {happen}, {chance}, {bump}, {encounter}] 3: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" [syn: {run into}, {encounter}] 4: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}, {receive}] 5: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: {meet}, {encounter}, {play}, {take on}]