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Xem thêm: brush, clash, skirmish, meeting, coming upon, confrontation, showdown, face-off, meet, run into, run across, come across, see, find, happen, chance, bump, run into, meet, receive, meet, play, take on
encounter noun
ADJ. brief I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train. | casual, chance, unexpected It was a chance encounter that led to the setting up of the new political party. | close I decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes. | face-to-face | direct The press conference was her first direct encounter with the media. | unpleasant, violent | social the language we use in everyday social encounters | sexual
VERB + ENCOUNTER have I had my first encounter with the president two years ago.
ENCOUNTER + VERB take place
PREP. ~ between violent encounters between police and protesters | ~ with my first encounter with my new boss
n.
he still remembers their meeting in Paris
there was a brief encounter in the hallway
v.
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again!
We find this idea in Plato
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
My proposal met with much opposition
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary