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Definition of Experience
1. Verb. Go or live through. "He saw action in Viet Nam"
Specialized synonyms: Know, Live, Endure, Suffer, Meet, Suffer, Feel, Enjoy, Find, See, Witness, Come
Generic synonyms: Undergo
2. Noun. The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities. "Experience is the best teacher"
Generic synonyms: Education
Derivative terms: Experient, Experiential
Antonyms: Inexperience
3. Verb. Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations. "These men experience the river"; "I lived through two divorces"
Specialized synonyms: Taste, Live Over, Relive
Generic synonyms: Go Through, See
Derivative terms: Knowable
4. Noun. The content of direct observation or participation in an event. "He recalled the experience vividly"
Specialized synonyms: Reality, World, Life, Living, Re-experiencing, Reliving, Reminder
Derivative terms: Experiential
5. Verb. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences). "Have a feeling"
Specialized synonyms: Get, Have, Suffer, Sustain, Take, Horripilate
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Generic synonyms: Undergo
6. Noun. An event as apprehended. "That painful experience certainly got our attention"
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: Appalling, Augury, Foretoken, Preindication, Sign, Flash, Flashing, Blast, Good Time, Loss, Near-death Experience, Ordeal, Out-of-body Experience, Taste, Time, Head Trip, Trip, Vision
7. Verb. Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind. "John will experience angry"; "He felt regret"
Specialized synonyms: Incline, Recapture, Congratulate, Plume, Pride, Smolder, Smoulder, Entertain, Harbor, Harbour, Hold, Nurse, Cool Off, Anger, See Red, Chafe, Suffer, Fume, Regret, Repent, Rue, Sadden, Joy, Rejoice, Sympathise, Sympathize, Pride Oneself, Take Pride, Burn, Die, Fly High, Beam, Glow, Radiate, Shine, Glow
Also: Feel For
Derivative terms: Feeling, Feelings
8. Verb. Undergo. "The stocks had a fast run-up"
Definition of Experience
1. n. Trial, as a test or experiment.
2. v. t. To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot or fortune of; to have befall one; to be affected by; to feel; as, to experience pain or pleasure; to experience poverty; to experience a change of views.
Definition of Experience
1. Noun. Event(s) of which one is cognizant. ¹
2. Noun. Activity which one has performed. ¹
3. Noun. Collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills. ¹
4. Noun. The knowledge thus gathered. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) : To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Experience
1. [v -ENCED, -ENCING, -ENCES]
Medical Definition of Experience
1. The feeling of emotions and sensations, as opposed to thinking; involvement in what is happening rather than abstract reflection on an event or interpersonal encounter. Origin: L. Experientia, fr. Experior, to try (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Experience
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