(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
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(intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
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(transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
Three armies encountered at Waterloo.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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