English-Thai Dictionary
encounter
N การ ประสบ โดยบังเอิญ การ พบปะ กัน โดยบังเอิญ meeting kan-pra-sob-doi-bang-oen
encounter
N การแข่งขัน confrontation contest kan-kang-kan
encounter
VT เผชิญหน้า พบกัน เจอกัน confront face meet pa-chen-na
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENCOUNTER
n.[L. contra, against, or rather rencontre. ] 1. A meeting, particularly a sudden or accidental meeting of two or more persons.
To shun th' encounter of the vulgar crowd.
2. A meeting in contest; a single combat, on a sudden meeting of parties; sometimes less properly, a duel.
3. A fight; a conflict; a skirmish; a battle; but more generally, a fight between a small number of men, or an accidental meeting and fighting of detachments, rather than a set battle or general engagement.
4. Eager and warm conversation, either in love or anger.
5. A sudden or unexpected address or accosting.
6. Occasion; casual incident. [Unusual. ]
ENCOUNTER
v.t. 1. To meet face to face; particularly, to meet suddenly or unexpectedly.
[This sense is now uncommon, but still in use. ]
2. To meet in opposition, or in a hostile manner; to rush against in conflict; to engage with in battle; as, two armies encounter each other.
3. To meet and strive to remove or surmount; as, to encounter obstacles, impediments or difficulties.
4. To meet and oppose; to resist; to attack and attempt to confute; as, to encounter the arguments of opponents. Acts 17:18.
5. To meet as an obstacle. Which ever way the infidel turns, he encounters clear evidence of the divine origin of the scriptures.
6. To oppose; to oppugn.
7. To meet in mutual kindness. [Little used. ]
ENCOUNTER
v.i.To meet face to face; to meet unexpectedly. [Little used. ] 1. To rush together in combat; to fight; to conflict. Three armies encountered at Waterloo.
When applied to one party, it is sometimes followed by with; as, the christian army encountered with the Saracens.
2. To meet in opposition or debate.
ENCOUNTERED
pp. Met face to face; met in opposition or hostility; opposed.
ENCOUNTERER
n.One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.
ENCOUNTERING
ppr. Meeting; meeting in opposition, or in battle; opposing; resisting.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENCOUNTER
En *coun "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encountered; p. pr. & vb. n.Encountering. ] Etym: [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L. in ) + contre against, L. contra. See Counter, adv. ]
Defn: 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. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. Acts xvii. 18.I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you. Shak.
ENCOUNTER
ENCOUNTER En *coun "ter, v. i.
Defn: To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo. I will encounter with Andronicus. Shak. Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with particulars. Tatham.
ENCOUNTER
En *coun "ter, n. Etym: [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See Encounter, v.t.]
1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. Pope.
2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter. As one for. .. fierce encounters fit. Spenser. To join their dark encounter in mid-air. Milton .
Syn. -- Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter; attack; engagement; onset. See Contest.
ENCOUNTERER
ENCOUNTERER En *coun "ter *er, n.
Defn: One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. Atterbury.
New American Oxford Dictionary
encounter
en coun ter |enˈkoun (t )ər ɪnˈkaʊn (t )ər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile ): we have encountered one small problem. • meet (someone ) unexpectedly. ▶noun an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something. • a confrontation or unpleasant struggle: his close encounter with death. ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary ’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries ’; formerly also as incounter ): from Old French encontrer (verb ), encontre (noun ), based on Latin in- ‘in ’ + contra ‘against. ’
encounter group
en coun ter group |ɪnˈkaʊn (t )ər | ▶noun a group of people who meet to gain psychological benefit through close contact with one another.
Oxford Dictionary
encounter
en |coun ¦ter |ɪnˈkaʊntə, ɛn- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult ): we have encountered one small problem. 2 meet (someone ) unexpectedly. ▶noun an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something: she felt totally unnerved by the encounter. • a confrontation or unpleasant struggle: his close encounter with death. ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary ’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries ’; formerly also as incounter ): from Old French encontrer (verb ), encontre (noun ), based on Latin in- ‘in ’ + contra ‘against ’.
encounter group
en |coun ¦ter group ▶noun chiefly US a group of people who meet to gain psychological benefit through close contact with one another.
American Oxford Thesaurus
encounter
encounter verb 1 I encountered a teacher I used to know: meet, meet by chance, run into, come across /upon, stumble across /on /upon, chance on /upon, happen on /upon; informal bump into. 2 we encountered a slight problem: experience, hit, run into, come up against, face, be faced with, confront. ▶noun 1 an unexpected encounter: meeting, chance meeting. 2 a violent encounter between police and demonstrators: battle, fight, clash, confrontation, struggle, skirmish, engagement; informal run-in, set-to, scrap.
Oxford Thesaurus
encounter
encounter verb 1 I encountered a girl I used to know: meet, meet by chance, run into, run across, come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on, chance on, happen on; informal bump into; archaic run against. 2 the guides will help if you encounter any problems: experience, come into contact with, run into, come across, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with. 3 the soldiers encountered a large crowd of demonstrators: confront, accost, oppose, meet head-on; clash with, come into conflict with, engage with, struggle with, contend with, fight, do battle with, skirmish with. ▶noun 1 I told them of my encounter with the priest: meeting, chance meeting, brush, rendezvous; contact. 2 the monument is thought to commemorate a Viking encounter: battle, fight, clash, conflict, confrontation, engagement, skirmish, brush; informal run-in, set-to, dust-up, scrap; archaic rencounter.
Duden Dictionary
Encounter
En coun ter Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin Psychologie , das oder der |ɪnˈka͜untɐ |das, (auch : ) der Encounter; Genitiv: des Encounters, Plural: die Encounter englisch encounter = Begegnung, Treffen Sensitivitätstraining, bei dem die Selbstverwirklichung in der Gruppe durch die spontane Äußerung von Aggressionen, Sympathien und Antipathien gefördert werden soll
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
encounter
en coun ter /ɪnkáʊntə r /〖en (中へ )counter (ぶつかりあって )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /-káʊnt (ə )rɪŋ /他動詞 1 〈問題 困難 反対など 〉に直面する , あう ▸ encounter resistance 抵抗にあう 2 ｟かたく ｠(思いがけなく 偶然 )〈人 〉に出会う , 出くわす (come across ); 〈事 〉を経験する ▸ George happened to encounter Tom on his way to London .ジョージはロンドンへ行く途中でトムにばったり会った 3 〈敵など 〉と遭遇する, 対決する .自動詞 出くわす, 対決する .名詞 C 1 «…との /…の間の » (思いがけない )出会い ; 遭遇, 邂逅 （かいこう ）; 対決, 交戦 «with /between » ▸ Mary remembered her first encounter with Tom .メリーはトムとの最初の出会いを思い出した ▸ have a close encounter with a bear クマと接近遭遇する 2 ｟主に報道 ｠(スポーツの )対戦, 試合 .3 (特定の )経験 ; (特に )性体験 .～́ gr ò up 〘心 〙エンカウンターグループ .
The Wordsmith Dictionary