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re-encounter

re-encounter noun: a second or subsequent encounter.

Noun

re-encounter (plural re-encounters)

  1. A second or subsequent encounter
  2. A hostile encounter

Verb

re-encounter (third-person singular simple present re-encounters, present participle re-encountering, simple past and past participle re-encountered)

  1. To encounter again
  2. To encounter in a hostile manner

Forms of re-encounter

Noun
pluralre-encounters
Verb
third-person singular presentre-encounters
present participlere-encountering
past participlere-encountered
pastre-encountered

Origin of re-encounter

From re- + encounter. Compare rencounter.

Questions about re-encounter

What does re-encounter mean?
Re-encounter means a second or subsequent encounter.
What part of speech is re-encounter?
Re-encounter can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of re-encounter?
The plural of re-encounter is re-encounters.

Words near re-encounter in the dictionary

  1. re-encoded
  2. re-encoder
  3. re-encoders
  4. re-encodes
  5. re-encoding
  6. re-encounter
  7. re-encountered
  8. re-encountering
  9. re-encounters
  10. re-endorse
  11. re-endorsed

Source and license

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