encounter

nouns

a minor short-term fight
brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
a casual or unexpected convergence
"he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
encounter, meeting
a casual meeting with a person or thing
coming upon, encounter
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
confrontation, encounter, face-off, showdown

verbs

come together
"I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
"We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
bump, chance, encounter, find, happen
be beset by
"The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
encounter, run into
experience as a reaction
"My proposal met with much opposition"
encounter, meet, receive
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
encounter, meet, play, take on