# rencounter

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɛnˈkaʊntə/

## Definitions
1. To meet, encounter, come into contact with.
2. To attack hand to hand.

## Etymology
From Middle English rencounteren, rencountren, from Middle French rencontrer, corresponding to re- + encounter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rencounter