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    ren·coun·ter
    /renˈkoun(t)ər/

    noun

    • 1. a chance meeting with someone: "I was so well pleased with this rencounter that I forgot my resentment"

    verb

    • 1. meet by chance: "I wonder who those fellows were we rencountered last night"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rencounterRencounter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. ren· coun· ter ren-ˈkau̇n-tər. rencountered; rencountering; rencounters. transitive verb. archaic. : to meet casually. Word History. Etymology. Middle French rencontrer to meet by chance or in hostility, from re- + encontrer to encounter. First Known Use. 1574, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › rencounterRENCOUNTER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rencounter definition: a hostile meeting; battle.. See examples of RENCOUNTER used in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › rencounterRencounter - definition of rencounter by The Free Dictionary

    Define rencounter. rencounter synonyms, rencounter pronunciation, rencounter translation, English dictionary definition of rencounter. Archaic n. 1. An unplanned meeting. 2. A hostile encounter or contest. tr. & intr.v. ren·coun·tered , ren·coun·ter·ing , ren·coun·ters To meet unexpectedly...

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRENCOUNTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'rencounter' Word Frequency. rencounter in British English. (rɛnˈkaʊntə ) archaic. noun also: rencontre (rɛnˈkɒntə ) 1. an unexpected meeting. 2. a hostile clash, as of two armies, adversaries, etc; skirmish. verb. 3. to meet (someone) unexpectedly. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › rencounterrencounter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 21, 2024 · rencounter (third-person singular simple present rencounters, present participle rencountering, simple past and past participle rencountered) ( archaic, transitive) To meet, encounter, come into contact with. ( obsolete) To attack hand to hand. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. [ …],

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › rencounterRencounter Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A hostile meeting; conflict or contest, as a battle or debate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. verb. To meet unexpectedly or have an unexpected meeting. American Heritage. To meet in or as in battle. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To meet casually. Webster's New World. To attack hand to hand. Wiktionary.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rencountersRencounters Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ren· con· tre räⁿ-ˈkōⁿtrᵊ ren-ˈkän-tər. variants or rencounter. ren-ˈkau̇n-tər. 1. : a hostile meeting or a contest between forces or individuals : combat. 2. : a casual meeting. Examples of rencontre in a Sentence.