different between invade vs encounter

English

Etymology

From Latin inv?d? (“enter, invade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ve?d/
• Homophone: inveighed
• Rhymes: -e?d

Verb

invade (third-person singular simple present invades, present participle invading, simple past and past participle invaded)

1. (transitive) To move into.
2. (transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.
3. (transitive) To infest or overrun.

4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

5. To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

Antonyms

• (move into): evade

Related terms

• See also: in-#Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• evanid

Italian

Verb

invade

1. third-person singular present of invadere

Latin

Verb

inv?de

1. second-person singular present active imperative of inv?d?

Portuguese

Verb

invade

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of invadir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of invadir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im?bade/, [?m?ba.ð?e]

Verb

invade

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of invadir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of invadir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of invadir.

English

Alternative forms

• incounter (archaic)
• encountre, incountre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English encountren, from rom Anglo-Norman encountrer, Old French encontrer (“to confront”), from encontre (“against, counter to”), from Late Latin incontr? (“in front of”) itself from Latin in (“in”) + contr? (“against”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?ka?nt?/, /???ka?nt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?ka?nt?/, /???ka?nt?/
• Hyphenation: en?coun?ter
• Rhymes: -a?nt?(?)

Verb

encounter (third-person singular simple present encounters, present participle encountering, simple past and past participle encountered)

1. (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
2. (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
3. (transitive, intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

   Three armies encountered at Waterloo.

Synonyms

(meet unexpectedly): cross paths

Translations

Noun

encounter (plural encounters)

1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

   • That was Selwyn's first encounter with the Ruthvens. A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.

   • 1995, Maija Kalin, Coping with problems of understanding: repair sequences in coversations between native and non-native speakers:

     As they have planned the encounters, they mostly have control over the time limits.

2. A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
3. (sports) A match between two opposing sides.

Synonyms

• (hostile meeting): clash, confrontation, brush, skirmish

Derived terms

• close encounter
• encounter group

Translations

Anagrams

• encountre