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encounter vs find

find vs encounter

encounter and find both are nouns.

encounter and find both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
encounter Yes No Yes No
find Yes No Yes No
As verbs, encounter and find are synonyms defined as:
  • encounter and find: come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Other synonyms of encounter include bump, chance, happen.
encounter (noun) find (noun)
a minor short-term fight the act of discovering something
a casual meeting with a person or thing a productive insight
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
a casual or unexpected convergence
encounter (verb) find (verb)
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle receive a specified treatment (abstract)
come together accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
come upon, as if by accident; meet with come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
be beset by establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
experience as a reaction decide on and make a declaration about
make a discovery, make a new finding
succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of
Difference between encounter and find

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