
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)meeting, encountera casual or unexpected convergence“he still remembers their meeting in Paris”,
“there was a brief encounter in the hallway” Verbs
(v)find, happen, chance, bump, encountercome upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”,
“I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here”,
“She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day” (v)run into, encounterbe beset by“The project ran into numerous financial difficulties” (v)meet, encounter, play, take oncontend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”,
“Charlie likes to play Mary”