встре́тить — meaning in English

English meaning

• encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
• greet verb To welcome someone in a friendly way, in person or otherwise.
• meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.

Senses

встре́тить is used for these senses in English:

• encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
• meet To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

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.

greet — full definition

1. verb To welcome someone in a friendly way, in person or otherwise.
2. verb To be perceived by someone as they arrive somewhere.

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