Forms
- 3rd person singular
- encounters
- past
- encountered
- past participle
- encountered
- gerund
- encountering
Similar words
find
To encounter is to meet or come across something, often unexpectedly; to find is the broader word for locating anything, by chance or on purpose.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
reencontrar
Close — encountering relates to meeting again.
Práctica
1 ¿Qué significa encounter?
encontrar(se con)
2 Completa el espacio en blanco: We ___ a problem on the way.
Oración completa: We encountered a problem on the way. (Nos encontramos con un problema en el camino.)
3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a encounter?
encounter: registro neutral, frecuencia común, dominio general, connotación neutral.