Online English Dictionary

experience

Definition

experience [noun]

1. the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"

2. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

3. an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

experience [verb]

1. go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

2. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two di

3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

4. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

5. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

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Synonyms

noun
knowledge, skill, know-how, practice, worldliness, sophistication, expertise

incident, occurence, event, happening, episode, adventure

verb
try, live through, feel, endure, undergo, go through, suffer, encounter, face, meet, know, perceive, sustain