IELTS Anvil

encounter

CEFR: B2

Unexpectedly meet or face difficult obstacles, hostile conditions, or contradictory evidence.

Synonyms

confront
run into

Common Collocations

encounter difficulties
encounter resistance
encounter problems

Example Sentence

Excavation teams frequently encounter unrecorded water conduits and granite boulders during subway tunneling.

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