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(noun) coming upon
a casual meeting with a person or thing
a minor short-term fight
(noun) confrontation, showdown, face-off
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
(noun) meeting
a casual or unexpected convergence
he still remembers their meeting in Paris; there was a brief encounter in the hallway
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Princeton plays Yale this weekend; Charlie likes to play Mary
(verb) meet, run across, run into, see, come across
come together
I'll probably see you at the meeting; How nice to see you again!
(verb) bump, chance, find, happen
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
(verb) run into
be beset by
The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
experience as a reaction
My proposal met with much opposition