Encountered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L.
     in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.]
     To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by
     chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in
     opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict


     with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend
     in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter
     obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a
     truth.
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           Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the
           Stoics, encountered him.                 --Acts xvii.
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           I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.
                                                    --Shak.
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