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encountered
(encz) | encountered,potkaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Encountered
(gcide) | Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encountered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Encountering.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L.
in) + contre against, L. contra. See Counter, adv.]
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by
chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in
opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict
with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend
in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter
obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a
truth.
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Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the
Stoics, encountered him. --Acts xvii.
18.
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I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.
--Shak.
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encountered
(encz) | encountered,potkaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Rencountered
(gcide) | Rencounter \Ren*coun"ter\ (r?n-koun"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Rencountered (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb/ n. Rencountering.] [F.
rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See
Encounter.]
1. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
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2. To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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