encounter (EN)
verb, noun

verb “encounter”

encounter; he encounters; past encountered, part. encountered; ger. encountering
  1. හමුවීම
    While hiking in the forest, they encountered a rare bird.
  2. මුහුණ දීම
    While hiking up the mountain, we encountered a sudden storm that made the journey much harder.
  3. සටනට මුහුණ දීම
    The two armies encountered on the battlefield at dawn.

noun “encounter”

sg. encounter, pl. encounters
  1. හදිසි හමුවීම (අපහසුතාවයකින් යුත්)
    During her hike, she had a surprising encounter with a bear.
  2. තරගය
    The soccer team prepared intensely for their upcoming encounter with the league champions.
  3. තොරතුරු රැස් කිරීමේ කාලය (අභ්‍යවකාශ මෙහෙයුමක)
    The spacecraft's encounter with the asteroid lasted three days, during which it collected valuable samples and images.