encounter
/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/verb
उच्चारण इन्काउन्टर
(कठिनाई का) सामना करना
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[T] ~ sth formal
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
(कठिनाई का) सामना करना
- We encountered many problems on the way.
- Trekkers often encounter heavy snow in the upper part of the valley.
- Climbers often encounter sudden storms on this mountain.
+ 2 more examples
- Students may encounter difficult questions in the final paper.
- The new company encountered strong opposition from local traders.
Synonyms meet face experience run into come up against
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[T] ~ sb/sth formal
to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody or something new or unusual
(अचानक) मिलना, भेंट होना
- She encountered an old friend at the fair.
- On his way to the office, he encountered a famous cricketer at the tea stall.
- Rohan encountered his old neighbour at the railway station.
+ 2 more examples
- Travellers in the forest may encounter wild elephants.
- She encountered a very unusual word in the passage.
Synonyms come across meet bump into run across chance upon
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[C] ~ (with sb/sth) | ~ (between A and B)
a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent
मुठभेड़, भेंट
- a chance encounter
- an encounter with a tiger
- Their first encounter took place at a book fair in Delhi.
+ 2 more examples
- The villagers described their encounter with a leopard near the well.
- It was a brief encounter, but I remember it clearly.
Synonyms meeting confrontation clash skirmish brush
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
encounter + noun (verb)
As a verb, encounter takes a direct object: a problem, a person or a danger met by chance.
Verb के रूप में 'encounter' के बाद direct object आता है: संयोग से मिली समस्या, व्यक्ति या खतरा।
- Trekkers encountered heavy snow near the pass.
- Radhika encountered a few difficulties in the first week.
an encounter with + sb / sth (noun)
The noun is countable and takes with for the person or thing met.
Noun countable है और मिलने वाले व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए with आता है।
- He had a close encounter with a leopard.
- My first encounter with English literature was in school.
chance / brief / violent + encounter
An adjective can show the kind of meeting; encounter can also mean a fight.
Adjective से मुलाक़ात का प्रकार बताया जा सकता है; 'encounter' का अर्थ मुठभेड़ भी हो सकता है।
- It was a chance encounter at a railway station.
- Two militants were killed in an encounter.
+Collocations 4
encounter + noun
difficultiesresistanceproblemsobstaclesopposition
- The reformers encountered strong opposition.
adjective + encounter
briefchanceclosefirstunexpected
- Their first encounter happened on a bus.
verb + encounter
haveavoidsurviverecalldescribe
- He survived an encounter with a tiger.
encounter + preposition
encounter withan encounter betweenencounter atchance encounter on
- A chance encounter on the train changed his life.
“More examples 6
- The pilgrims encountered a landslide on the way to Kedarnath.
तीर्थयात्रियों को केदारनाथ के रास्ते में भूस्खलन का सामना करना पड़ा।
- Radhika's encounter with her old teacher was a happy surprise.
राधिका की अपने पुराने शिक्षक से मुलाक़ात एक सुखद आश्चर्य थी।
- Few students encounter this word in daily reading.
कम विद्यार्थी रोज़ की पढ़ाई में इस शब्द से मिलते हैं।
- In the forest we had a frightening encounter with a bear.
जंगल में हमारा एक भालू से भयावह सामना हुआ।
- Every business encounters losses at some time.
हर व्यवसाय को कभी न कभी घाटे का सामना करना पड़ता है।
- Her encounter with poverty made her a social worker.
गरीबी को निकट से देखने के अनुभव ने उसे सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता बना दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I encountered with a stranger on the train.
✓ I encountered a stranger on the train.
The verb encounter takes no preposition.
Verb 'encounter' के बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ We had encounter with a snake in the garden.
✓ We had an encounter with a snake in the garden.
The noun encounter is countable and needs an article.
Noun 'encounter' countable है और इसके साथ article चाहिए।
✗ She enconters many problems at work.
✓ She encounters many problems at work.
Spelling: encounter has -ncou- in the middle.
वर्तनी: 'encounter' के बीच में -ncou- आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
en·coun·ter
With en- and -ounter (not 'incounter').
en- और -ounter के साथ ('incounter' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the meet words together: encounter, come across (find by chance), bump into (meet by chance, informal), confront (face in a hostile way).
मिलने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: encounter, come across (संयोग से पाना), bump into (संयोग से मिलना, अनौपचारिक), confront (शत्रुतापूर्ण ढंग से सामना)।
§Grammar and usage
Indian English: an 'encounter' also means a gunfight between the police and criminals.
भारतीय English में 'encounter' का अर्थ पुलिस और अपराधियों के बीच गोलीबारी भी है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A chance encounter (unplanned meeting), encounter difficulties, encounter resistance.
Collocations: a chance encounter (बिना योजना की भेंट), encounter difficulties, encounter resistance।