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Encounter vs Encountre - What's the difference?

encounter | encountre |

As verbs the difference between encounter and encountre

is that encounter is to meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly while encountre is .

As nouns the difference between encounter and encountre

is that encounter is an unplanned or unexpected meeting while encountre is .

encounter

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * incounter (archaic) * incountre (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly.
  • To confront (someone or something) face to face.
  • (ambitransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
    • Three armies encountered at Waterloo.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I will encounter with Andronicus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unplanned or unexpected meeting.
  • :
  • *
  • *:That was Selwyn's first encounter with the Ruthvens. A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
  • A hostile meeting; a confrontation or skirmish.
  • A sudden, often violent clash, as between combatants.
  • (label) A match between two opposing sides.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 29, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal , passage=Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter .}}

    Synonyms

    * (unplanned meeting ): * (hostile meeting ): clash, confrontation, brush, skirmish

    Derived terms

    * close encounter * encounter group

    encountre

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (encountr)
  • * 1830 , Richard Wyngfeld, in State Papers ; Part I, page #95:
    • […] but also fournishe an other sorte, prepaired for the werres, to defende the Narrowe Sees for his sure passage and transpourting?; and by that tyme not oonely Your Grace, with your nobles, may be in arredinesse to encountre , salute, and welcomme the said Emperour, to boothe your honours, but also certain knowlege may be had of what towardnes or untowardenes the Frenshe King shalbe, in accepting or refusing the treux, or abstinence of werre?; whiche is right necessary to be knowen, before thEmperour departe from those his Lowe Countreis.