"Encounter" is a word in ENGLISH
A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a
battle; as, a bloody encounter.
To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet,
esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies
encountered at Waterloo.
A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden
or incidental meeting; an interview.
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
armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to
encounter strong evidence of a truth.
The girl's face was the color of talcum. Her uncle's was a death mask, a bone structure overlaid by parchment. Shane's was granite, with a glistening line of sweat just below his hair line. He'd never forget this night, the detective knew, no matter what else happened for the rest of his life. They were all getting scars on their souls, the sort of scars people got in the Dark Ages, when they believed in devils and black magic. ("Speak To Me Of Death")
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To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Read the complete definitionTo face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.
Read the complete definitionTo meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; …
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