ENCOUNTERED
Verb
encountered
simple past tense and past participle of encounter
Source: Wiktionary
ENCOUNTER
En*coun"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encountered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Encountering.] Etym: [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L. in) + contre
against, L. contra. See Counter, adv.]
Definition: To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by
chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition
or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to
struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies
encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to
encounter strong evidence of a truth.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics,
encountered him. Acts xvii. 18.
I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you. Shak.
En*coun"ter, v. i.
Definition: To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as
enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered
at Waterloo.
I will encounter with Andronicus. Shak.
Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation of all truth,
have in the first place to encounter with particulars. Tatham.
En*coun"ter, n. Etym: [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See Encounter, v.
t.]
1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental
meeting; an interview.
To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. Pope.
2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a
bloody encounter.
As one for . . . fierce encounters fit. Spenser.
To join their dark encounter in mid-air. Milton
.
Syn.
– Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter; attack;
engagement; onset. See Contest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition