Definition
Meeting or coming across someone or something, usually unexpectedly.
Etymology
From Old French 'encontrer' (to meet face-to-face), from 'en-' (in) plus 'contre' (against). Entered English in the 1300s with the sense of meeting in conflict or confrontation.
Kelly Says
The original meaning of 'encounter' was meeting in battle or face-to-face conflict, which is why the word still carries a slightly tense feeling even when we just mean running into a friend at the store.
Translations
BNবাংলা
মুখোমুখি হওয়া
mu-kho-mu-khi ho-wa
DEDeutsch
begegnen
be-ge-gen
ELΕλληνικά
συναντήσει
si-nan-ti-si
ESEspañol
encontrándose con
en-kon-tra-n-do-se con
FAفارسی
ملاقات
mo-la-qaat
FRFrançais
rencontrant
ren-kon-tr-an
HEעברית
להתפגש
le-hit-pa-gesh
HIहिन्दी
सामना कर रहा है
sa-ma-na kar ra-ha hai
HUMagyar
találkozni
ta-la-l-koz-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
bertemu
ber-te-mu
ITItaliano
incontrando
in-kon-tran-do
JA日本語
出会っている
de-au-te-iru
KO한국어
마주치고 있음
ma-ju-chi-go i-seum
MSBahasa Melayu
bertemu
ber-te-mu
MYမြန်မာ
ဆုံတွေ
su-don-twe
NLNederlands
ontmoeten
ont-mo-e-ten
PLPolski
spotykać
s-pot-yka-ć
PTPortuguês
encontrando
en-kon-tran-do
RORomână
întâlni
in-tan-li
RUРусский
встречая
v-stre-cha-ya
SWKiswahili
kutana
koo-ta-na
TEతెలుగు
సాపేక్షం
sa-pa-eksham
TLTL
makilala
ma-ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
karşılaşıyor
kar-shi-la-ş-iyor
UKУкраїнська
зустрічати
zu-st-ri-cha-ty'
URاردو
ملاقات کرنا
mu-la-qaat kar-na