encounter
B1Substantiv/US /ɪnkˈaʊntɚ/ ĭnk-OUNT-ər; UK /ɪnkˈaʊntɚ/ ĭnk-OUNT-ər/
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two
