encontrar — meaning in English

English meaning

• encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
• find verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
• meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
• occur verb To happen or take place.

Senses

encontrar is used for these senses in English:

• come by (intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
• encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
• find (ditransitive) To decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.
• meet To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
• occur (intransitive, sciences) To be present or found.

encounter — full definition

1. verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
2. noun A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, tense, or significant.

find — full definition

1. verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
2. verb To reach a particular conclusion or judgment, especially formally, as a court does.
3. noun Something valuable or interesting that has been discovered.

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