ex|pe´ri|enc|er

ex|pe´ri|enc|er
ex|pe|ri|ence «ehk SPIHR ee uhns», noun, verb, -enced, -enc|ing.
–n.
1. what happens to a person; what is seen, done, felt, or lived through: »

Battle is a shattering experience to many men. We had several pleasant experiences on our trip.

2. all of the actions, events, or states which make up the life of a person, a community, a race, etc.: »

Nothing in human experience has prepared man for space travel.

3. knowledge or skill gained by doing, observing, or living through things: »

Have you had any experience in this kind of work? He has had little business experience.

4. the act or process of observing, doing, or living through things: »

People learn by experience. Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes (Oscar Wilde).

–v.t.
1. to have happen to one; meet with; feel; live through: »

In life you experience pain, joy, and sorrow.

2. to learn by experience; find: »

I have experienced that a landscape and the sky unfold the deepest beauty (Hawthorne).

╂[< Old French experience, learned borrowing from Latin experientia < experīrī to test < ex- out + unrecorded root peri- to try]
–ex|pe´ri|enc|er, noun.
Synonym Study transitive verb. 1 Experience, undergo mean to go through something in life. Experience applies whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, brief or long-lasting, important or unimportant: »

Visiting Washington was the greatest thrill I ever experienced.

Undergo applies if it is unpleasant, painful, or dangerous: »

I had undergo disappointment and failure before experiencing success.


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