previous encounter

collocation in English

meaningsofpreviousandencounter

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previous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/
happening or existing before something or ...
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encounter
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/us
/ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/
a meeting, especially one that happens ...
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(Definition ofpreviousandencounterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprevious encounter

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In ourpreviousencounter, although he identified the movement of finance, he identified no fraud.
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The final score of 4-1 was a complete reverse of theirpreviousencounter.
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To have survived thispreviousencounter, astronomers have suggested that it is embedded inside a massive dark matter halo.
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Like in thepreviousencounter, the matches resulted in a decision.
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The fight was far more action-filled than thepreviousencounterand was a punishing display on both sides under oppressively hot conditions.
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Therefore, there was no chance of a repeat of apreviousencounter.
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Therefore, there was no chance given for a repeat of apreviousencounter.
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Bryan had failed to buckle his seatbelt after hispreviousencounterwith the police.
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Jeffrey had apreviousencounterwith show business.
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Garibaldi himself, moving on the battlefield in a coach because of a wound from apreviousencounter, was in danger of being captured.
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Seeing someone is a very powerful memory aid for previous encounters with a person, far more so than the person's name (2).
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When children read, they access information about the sounds and spellings of each word stored from previous encounters with it.
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Molly remembers her from theirpreviousencounterand has little love for her.
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As they repeatedly and successfully confused their opponent by wearing his own uniform in previous encounters, this time they used the populace to distract him.
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I know, from previous encounters, that he has a precise mind, and he will recognise the inconsistency of his argument.
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The discussions, referred to as being private and of an informative character, seem to have been a continuation of the agenda from the previous encounters.
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He mentions that one small town has already been annihilated, hinting at a secret history of previous encounters.
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The following episode will feature no mention of previous encounters.
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She then reminisces on their previous encounters, and says she is happy that everyone will die.
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By the end of the summer, even villagers with no previous encounters with the language remark on how much they are able to understand.
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