RENCOUNTER


Meaning of RENCOUNTER in English

/ren kown"teuhr/ , n. Also, rencontre .

1. a hostile meeting; battle.

2. a contest of any kind.

3. a casual meeting.

v.t. , v.i.

4. to encounter casually.

5. Obs. to meet hostilely.

[ 1495-1505; rencontrer. See RE-, ENCOUNTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .