The word 'encounter' is both a verb or a noun.
Examples:
Jack's encounter with his ex left him bewildered. (noun)
You may encounter road work on that route. (verb)
The noun form of the verb to encounter is the gerund, encountering.
The photographer took pictures of his encounter with a bear.
A fictional encounter between two characters who lived in different eras was the subject of each episode of a former television show.
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)
A collective noun for a group of armies would be specific to that group, such as an alliance of armies, an encounter of armies, an encampment of armies, etc.The word army is a standard collective noun for:an army of soldiersan army of antsan army of caterpillarsan army of frogsan army of herrings
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Collective nouns develop over time by people referring to groups of people or things is a specific way. Since saber-tooth cats have not existed in about ten thousand years, modern people speaking modern languages do not encounter groups of them.However, the noun 'sabercats' is a name adopted by several sports teams (the San Jose SaberCats, arena football or the Michigan Sabercats Travel Softball Club), so the collective noun team would apply.
Proper noun
"Confront" is a verb that can be used as a synonym for "encounter."
No, the verb 'encounter' does not need a preposition following it. Example: On a walk in the woods we may encounter wildlife. (the noun 'wildlife' is the direct object of the verb 'encounter')
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.
Rencontre as a noun and Rencontre! in the singular and Rencontrez! in the plural as a verb are French equivalents of the English word "encounter." Context makes clear which form suits. The respective pronunciations will be "raw-kon-truh" as a noun and "raw-kont" or "raw-kon-trey" as a verb in Italian.
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)
Common prepositions that can be used with "encounter" include "in," "during," "through," "on," and "at." For example: "She had an encounter with a bear in the woods," "We had an encounter during our trip," "They had an encounter through a mutual friend," "I had an encounter on my way to work," "He had an encounter at the restaurant."
The noun form for stings is the word for the wound caused by the sting; the instance of being stung; any physical, emotional, or mental pain; or the capacity of words that have the ability to cause pain. Example sentence for the noun stings: Mazie had a dozen stings from her encounter with the wasp's nest.
A collective noun for a group of armies would be specific to that group, such as an alliance of armies, an encounter of armies, an encampment of armies, etc.The word army is a standard collective noun for:an army of soldiersan army of antsan army of caterpillarsan army of frogsan army of herrings
social encounter
Yes, there is a preposition after the verb "encounter." For example, you can say "encounter with," "encounter in," or "encounter at" depending on the context of the situation.
Only archaically, when it meant "fitting." Meet is a verb, meaning to encounter or to gather. Colloquially, it is used as a noun to mean a meeting or gathering (a meet-and-greet).
An Encounter was created in 1914.