encounter a problem
1encounter — Ⅰ. encounter UK US /ɪnˈkaʊntər/ verb [T] ► to experience a situation, especially something that is unexpected or unpleasant: »We encountered a problem with the fuel pump during safety tests. »This is the first time I have encountered racism at… …
2encounter */*/ — I UK [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] / US [ɪnˈkaʊntər] noun [countable] Word forms encounter : singular encounter plural encounters 1) a meeting, especially one that was not planned I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter …
3encounter — en|coun|ter1 [ ın kauntər ] noun count ** 1. ) a meeting, especially one that was not planned: I had not seen her since our brief encounter two years before. a close encounter: We had a frighteningly close encounter with a black bear. a ) an… …
4encounter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief ▪ I did not see him again, except for a brief encounter on a train. ▪ first, initial ▪ last, previous …
5problem — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that causes difficulties ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant …
6encounter — [ɪnˈkaʊntə] noun [C] I 1) a meeting, especially one that was not planned 2) an experience or DISCOVERY of a particular kind my earliest encounter with the theatre[/ex] II verb [T] encounter [ɪnˈkaʊntə] 1) to experience or deal with something,… …
7problem */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɒbləm] / US [ˈprɑbləm] noun [countable] Word forms problem : singular problem plural problems Metaphor: Problems and troubles are like illnesses. When things get better, people think of the problems as being cured. She thinks we live in a… …
8Problem Child 2 — Infobox Film name = Problem Child 2 caption = VHS cover director = Brian Levant producer = Robert Simonds writer = Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski starring = John Ritter Michael Oliver Jack Warden Laraine Newman Amy Yasbeck Ivyann Schwan music …
9encounter — 1. verb 1) I encountered a teacher I used to know Syn: meet, meet by chance, run into, come across/upon, stumble across/on/upon, chance on/upon, happen on/upon; informal bump into 2) we encountered a slight problem Syn: experience, hit …
10encounter — 1. verb 1) we encountered a slight problem Syn: experience, run into, meet, come up against, face, be faced with, confront, suffer 2) I encountered a girl I used to know Syn: meet, run into …
