eng: encounter

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Meaning
means	(noun) a minor short-term fight brush, encounter, clash, skirmish
means	(noun) a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" meeting, encounter
means	(noun) a casual meeting with a person or thing encounter, coming upon
means	(noun) a hostile disagreement face-to-face face-off, showdown, encounter, confrontation
means	(verb) come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" come across, see, run into, run across, encounter, meet
means	(verb) come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "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" encounter, find, chance, happen, bump
means	(verb) be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" run into, encounter
means	(verb) experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition" receive, encounter, meet
means	(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" take on, encounter, meet, play