ENCOUNTER — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
encounter
A casual meeting with a person of thing.
A minor short-term fight.
A hostile disagreement face-to-face.
A casual or unexpected convergence.
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- He still remembers their meeting in Paris.
- There was a brief encounter in the hallway.
Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.
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- Princeton plays Yale this weekend.
- Charlie likes to play Mary.
Come together.
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- I'll probably see you at the meeting.
- How nice to see you again!
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with.
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- 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.
Be beset by.
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- The project ran into numerous financial difficulties.
Experience as a reaction.
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- My proposal met with much opposition.
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