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encountering

Sayin-KOWN-tuh-ring/ɪnˈkaʊntəɹɪŋ/

Noun pluralencounterings

3 meanings of encountering

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of encounter. Use this form for something happening right now or as an ongoing action.

    She kept encountering the same problem at work.

    We are encountering more travelers on the trail each day.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A meeting between people, often one that happens by chance.

    Their chance encountering on the train began a lifelong friendship.

    The journal recorded many encounterings with strangers along the road.

    Similarmeeting

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  3. 3
    adjectiveobsolete
    Ready and able to take part in a fight or battle.
    Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, And in deteſting ſuch a diueliſh Thiefe, In loue of honor and defence of right Be arm’d againſt the hate of ſuch a foe, Whether from earth, or hell, or heauen he grow.
    c. 1587, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First PartHere, incountering means ready for a fight or battle.
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encountering is a form of encounter

encounter, verb: To meet someone or find something by chance, often without planning it. Full entry

Forms
encounterencounters he/she/itencountering -ing formencountered past tense, past participle
Spelling
encounter → encountering: add -ing

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