āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
encounter
/ÉnkËaâĘntÉ/
to encounter
01
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to come across or meet someone or something, often unexpectedly or by accident
Transitive: to encounter sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I was surprised to encounter my old friend at the airport during a layover.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§-āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be faced with an unexpected difficulty during a process
Transitive: to encounter a difficulty
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the expedition, the explorers encountered difficulties navigating through rough terrain.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to meet, especially by chance
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Travelers frequently encounter while exploring remote areas.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
04
āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to face or come into conflict with someone
Transitive: to encounter an adversary or enemy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The explorers encountered a dangerous wild animal during their expedition.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Encounter
01
a brief, minor conflict or skirmish
02
a casual or brief meeting with a person or thing
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
