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Definition of Encountir

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.

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him.
Acts xvii. 18.

I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.
Shak.

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.

I will encounter with Andronicus.
Shak.

Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with particulars.
Tatham.

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.

To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd.
Pope.

2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter.

As one for . . . fierce encounters fit
. Spenser.

To join their dark encounter in mid- air
. Milton.

Syn. -- Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter; attack; engagement; onset. See Contest.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • An unplanned or unexpected meeting.
  • A hostile meeting; a confrontation or skirmish.
  • To meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly.
  • To confront (someone or something).
  • To meet unexpectedly.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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