"encountering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more encountering [comparative], most encountering [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} encountering (comparative more encountering, superlative most encountering)
  1. (obsolete) Fit for an encounter or battle. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-encountering-en-adj-KpNl5gwX

Noun

Forms: encounterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} encountering (plural encounterings)
  1. An encounter; a meeting.
    Sense id: en-encountering-en-noun-Wv7dUlyl

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} encountering
  1. present participle and gerund of encounter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: encounter
    Sense id: en-encountering-en-verb-ndLaePp7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 9 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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