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encountered

/ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/ US
/ɪŋˈkaʊntɚd/ US
/ɪnˈkaʊntəd/ UK
/ɪŋˈkaʊntəd/ UK

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of encounter

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: meet, confrontation, find, take on, happen, run into, chance, receive, come across, run across, showdown, play, meeting, foregather, bump, see

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"encountered." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/encountered. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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encountered. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/encountered

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"encountered." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/encountered.

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@misc{encountered_2026,
  title = {encountered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encountered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}