Difference between Meeting and Encounter

What is the difference between Meeting and Encounter?

Meeting as a verb is to make contact (with) while in proximity. while Encounter as a verb is to meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly.

Meeting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make contact (with) while in proximity.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A gathering of people/parties for a purpose. The people at such a gathering, as a collective. An encounter between people, even accidental. A place or instance of junction or intersection.

Example sentence: Hopefully, I will be meeting the right person one day.

Encounter

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly.To confront (someone or something), notably face to face.To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An unplanned or unexpected meeting.A hostile meeting; a confrontation or skirmish.A sudden, often violent clash, as between combattants

Example sentence: The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

We hope you now know whether to use Meeting or Encounter in your sentence.

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