[verb] [T] - to experience (esp. something unpleasant), or to meet (someone) unexpectedlyThe army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance in some remote rural areas.When did you first encounter these problems/difficulties?Before they had gone very far, they encountered a woman selling flowers. [T]
ENCOUNTER
Meaning of ENCOUNTER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012