1. encounter
I had a short encounter with a famous film star at the airport. I encountered my old friend at the party.
encounter difficulty
You must keep the disc concealed from anyone we may encounter.
You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked "what do you do?"
If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them(2) If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly(3)
My impression of this government is that they need a more forceful economic policy, otherwise they'll encounter large problems in the future.
Treasure every encounter with others because you never know if you'll meet a person just once in your lifetime.
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage — he won't encounter many rivals.
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be
Cities are the place where we're most likely to encounter diversity and to mix with other people.
His first encounter with the law came in 1992, when he was 15. The porous wick is often encountered in conventional heat pipes.
Our casual lakeside encounters evolved into more regular meetings
get exposed to (in this context) meet or encounter
I love you more than any other woman I've ever encountered.
Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.
2. comes across
Angličtina slovo „napotyka„(comes across) se zobrazí v sadách:
slowka i wyrazenia