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Encounter can be a verb (to meet, to experience). It can also be a noun (a meeting with someone, an experience). It cannot be a preposition or an adjective, but the past participle encountered might be used as an adjective.

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"Encounter" can be used as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to come across or confront something. As a noun, it refers to a meeting or unexpected event.

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