encounter 2verbdomain: v possessionPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitioncome upon, as if by accident; meet withReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here2.She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day3.We find this idea in PlatoSynonymsfind 1happen 5chance 3bump 2