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Synonyms
en·coun·ter (ĕn-kouńtər)

[Middle English encountre, from Old French, from encontrer, to meet, from Late Latin incontrāre, Latin in-, in; see en–1, + Latin contrā, against.]

noun 

  1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief: a chance encounter in the park.
    1. A hostile or adversarial confrontation; a contest: a tense naval encounter.
    2. An often violent meeting; a clash.

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

transitive verb 

  1. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon: encountered an old friend on the street.
  2. To confront in battle or contention.
  3. To come up against: encounter numerous obstacles.

intransitive verb 

To meet, especially unexpectedly.