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encounter

/ɪnˈkaʊntər/ /ɪŋˈkaʊntə/
  1. 1 karşılaşmak, rastlamak
  2. 2 (bir sorunla) karşılaşmak, (zorluk) yaşamak

Definition (English)

  1. To meet someone or find something unexpectedly.
  2. To experience something difficult or unpleasant.

Example Sentences

  1. She encountered an old friend at the market.
    Pazarda eski bir arkadaşıyla karşılaştı.
  2. I first encountered him at a conference in Paris.
    Onunla ilk kez Paris'teki bir konferansta karşılaştım.
  3. We encountered some problems on our trip.
    Gezimizde bazı sorunlarla karşılaştık.
  4. Tourists may encounter language barriers.
    Turistler dil engelleriyle karşılaşabilir.

Verb Forms Regular

Base encounter
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/
Past encountered
/ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
Participle encountered
/ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edencounter → encountered

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. encountered /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

encounter difficultiesencounter problemsencounter resistanceencounter oppositionencounter a situationencounter someone

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