Encounter (Verb)
Meaning 1
Come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.