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Encountering

To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

📖 Definitions of "Encountering"

verb
  1. 1

    To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

  2. 2

    To confront (someone or something) face to face.

  3. 3

    To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

    "Three armies encountered at Waterloo."

noun
  1. 1

    An encounter; a meeting.

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