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encounter

[ɪnˈkaʊntər]

verb

LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)

Meaning
  1. to unexpectedly experience or be faced with something
Examples

We might encounter some traffic on the way to the airport.

We might run into a lot of cars while driving to our flight.

Pronunciationɪnˈkaʊntər

Part of speechverb

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