bɹʌʃ bʌmp klaʃ klæʃ ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃən ɪnˈkaʊntɚ ɪnˈkaʊntə ɪnˈkaʊntɚ ɪnˈkaʊntə ˈfeɪsˌɑf faɪnd

ˈhæpən pleɪ ɹɪˈsiːv ˈskɜːmɪʃ ˈskɝmɪʃ a casual meeting with a person or thing a minor short-term fight contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle Princeton plays Yale this weekend Charlie likes to play Mary come together I'll probably see you at the meeting How nice to see you again! come 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 be beset by The project ran into numerous financial difficulties experience as a reaction My proposal met with much opposition a hostile disagreement face-to-face a casual or unexpected convergence he still remembers their meeting in Paris there was a brief encounter in the hallway