experience
noun
[ ɪkˈspɪərɪəns ]
• practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
• "he had learned his lesson by painful experience"
Similar:
involvement in,
participation in,
contact with,
acquaintance with,
exposure to,
observation of,
awareness of,
familiarity with,
conversance with,
understanding of,
impression of,
insight into,
• an event or occurrence which leaves an impression on someone.
• "audition day is an enjoyable experience for any seven-year old"
Similar:
incident,
occurrence,
event,
happening,
affair,
episode,
encounter,
adventure,
exploit,
escapade,
circumstance,
case,
test,
trial,
ordeal,
experience
verb
• encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence).
• "the company is experiencing difficulties"
Similar:
undergo,
encounter,
meet,
have experience of,
come into contact with,
run into,
come across,
come up against,
face,
be faced with,
confront,
be forced to contend with,
feel,
know,
become familiar with,
live/go through,
sustain,
suffer,
endure,
tolerate,
participate in,
taste,
try,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin experientia, from experiri ‘try’. Compare with experiment and expert.
