encountered

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/ or /ɪŋˈkaʊntɚd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkaʊntəd/ or /ɪŋˈkaʊntəd/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: en‧coun‧tered

Verb

Plain form encounter

Third-person singular encounters

Past tense encountered

Past participle encountered

Present participle encountering

1. The past tense and past participle of encounter.