re-encounter

noun

A second or subsequent encounter

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Meanings

nounre-encounter (plural re-encounters)

plural re-encounters

  1. A second or subsequent encounter
  2. A hostile encounter
verbre-encounter (third-person singular simple present re-encounters, present participle re-encountering, simple past and past participle re-encountered)

present singular third person re-encounters · participle present re-encountering · participle past re-encountered · past re-encountered

  1. To encounter again
  2. To encounter in a hostile manner

Origin

From re- + encounter. Compare rencounter.

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Translations

Finnish jälleennäkeminen, vihamielinen kohtaaminen
  • jälleennäkeminensecond or subsequent encounter
  • vihamielinen kohtaaminenhostile encounter
Cite this entry
APA

re-encounter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-encounter

MLA

“re-encounter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-encounter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-encounter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-encounter.

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