A couple were hiking when they encountered a swarm of bees in their path.
The radio traffic encountered a bit of interference when they were in the walk-in freezer
In Homers Odyssey, Odysseus encountered many obstacles such as the one eyed cyclopes.
The captain had remarked that it was the haziest day he had encountered. It was the haziest memory that came to his mind.
The people was losing to the tempest they had never before encountered such a long-lasting and violent storm.
The underlined pronoun "whom" is used as the object of the verb "meet" in the sentence. It refers to the person that Jimmy encountered on the train.
A verb in its simple past tense or past participle form. The latter form may function in a sentence as an adjective or may be part of a verb form with more than one word, such as "had encountered".
verb - I encountered a girl I used to know. ( = to meet by chance)The staff will help you if you encounter any problems. (= to experience)noun - I told them about my encounter with the aliens. (contact, meeting)
identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again: Julia hardly recognized Jill when they met.
We tried to persuade the mayor to change his mind, but he was unyielding. The coal miners unexpectedly encountered an unyielding wall of rock.
Emily's Easter raiment was the cause of considerable envy among her friends when they encountered her at the morning church service.
I found a shiny penny on the ground while walking home from school yesterday.