noun
a minor short-term fight
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noun
a casual or unexpected convergence
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Examples
- he still remembers their meeting in Paris
- there was a brief encounter in the hallway
noun
a casual meeting with a person or thing
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coming upon
noun
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
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verb
come together
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meet
run into
run across
come across
see
Examples
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
verb
come upon, as if by accident
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Examples
- meet with
- We find this idea in Plato
- I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
- She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
verb
be beset by
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run into
Examples
- The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
verb
experience as a reaction
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Examples
- My proposal met with much opposition
verb
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
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Examples
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary