- encounter
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ brief▪
I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train.
▪ first, initial▪ last, previous▪ early▪her early encounters with contemporary art
▪ recent▪ final▪ casual, chance, random, unexpected▪It was a chance encounter that led to the setting up of the new political party.
▪ close, intimate▪I decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes.
▪ face-to-face, personal▪ direct▪The press conference was her first direct encounter with the media.
▪ fateful, strange▪ aggressive, armed, dangerous, unpleasant, violent▪ cultural, social▪the language we use in everyday social encounters
▪ colonial▪the colonial encounter of indigenous craftsmen with Europeans
▪ erotic, sexual▪ romantic▪ homosexual▪ alien▪examination of UFO sightings and alien encounters
VERB + ENCOUNTER▪ have▪I had my first encounter with him two years ago.
▪ survive▪Few men survive an encounter with her!
▪ win▪ avoid▪ recall, remember▪ describeENCOUNTER + VERB▪ occur, take place▪ result in sthPREPOSITION▪ encounter between▪violent encounters between police and protesters
▪ encounter with▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}my first encounter with my new boss
verbADVERB▪ commonly, frequently, often, regularly▪Walruses were commonly encountered in the Shetland Islands until recently.
▪ normally▪ occasionally▪ rarely▪ never▪ first▪an idea I first encountered when I was in the army
▪ previouslyVERB + ENCOUNTER▪ be likely to▪What are the difficulties you are most likely to encounter?
Encounter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑barrier, ↑delay, ↑difficulty, ↑discrimination, ↑hazard, ↑hostility, ↑interference, ↑obstacle, ↑opposition, ↑prejudice, ↑problem, ↑resistance, ↑roadblock, ↑situation
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
