(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ problems or difficulties, you experience them.
Every day of our lives we ~ stresses of one kind or another...
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly. (FORMAL)
Did you ~ anyone in the building?...
= meet
VERB: V n
3.
An ~ with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant.
The author tells of a remarkable ~ with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
4.
An ~ is a particular type of experience.
...a sexual ~.
...his first serious ~ with alcohol.
N-COUNT: usu with supp