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Definition of encounter

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Encounter (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..

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Magnanimity :: Magnanimity (n.) The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects..

Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.

Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..

Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To attack hand to hand.

Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..

Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents..

Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.

Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.

Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..

Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like..

Run :: Run (v. i.) To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below..

Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A skirmish; an encounter.

Courage :: Courage (n.) That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution..

Fistic :: Fistic (a.) Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes..

Encountering :: Encountering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encounte.

Incur :: Incur (v. t.) To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/ penalty, responsibility, etc..

Encounter :: Encounter (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..

Congressive :: Congressive (a.) Encountering, or coming together..

Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.