Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with encounter in American Collocation
encounter
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/
close
close
face-to-face
intimate
He survived a close encounter with a polar bear when on an Arctic expedition.
unexpected
casual
chance
random
unexpected
A chance encounter with a girl on the bus changed the course of his life.
short
brief
The memories of our brief encounter were beginning to fade.
experience
have
survive
During our drive through the country we had several encounters with the police.