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experience (ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
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Definitions
noun
- direct personal participation or observation; actual knowledge or contact ⇒
experience of prison life
- a particular incident, feeling, etc, that a person has undergone ⇒
an experience to remember
- accumulated knowledge, esp of practical matters ⇒
a man of experience
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- the totality of characteristics, both past and present, that make up the particular quality of a person, place, or people
- the impact made on an individual by the culture of a people, nation, etc ⇒
the American experience
- (philosophy)
- the content of a perception regarded as independent of whether the apparent object actually exists Compare sense datum
- the faculty by which a person acquires knowledge of contingent facts about the world, as contrasted with reason
- the totality of a person's perceptions, feelings, and memories
verb
- to participate in or undergo
- to be emotionally or aesthetically moved by; feel ⇒
to experience beauty
Derived Forms
exˈperienceable adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Latin experientia, from experīrī to prove; related to Latin perīculumperilSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = knowledge, understanding, practice, skill, evidence, trial, contact, expertise, know-how, proof, involvement, exposure, observation, participation, familiarity, practical knowledge
Quotations including 'experience'
"Trust one who has gone through it"
"Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him"
"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"
"All experience is an arch to build upon"
"What poor education I have received has been gained in the University of Life"
"If you have lived one day you have seen everything; one day is the same as all the others"
"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experiencedEven a Proverb is no proverb to you till your Life has illustrated it"
"Experience is the mother of wisdom"
"Experience is the best teacher"
Translations for 'experience'
- British English: experience Experience is knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity, which you have gained from doing that job or activity.She has experience of working with children.ɪkˈspɪərɪəns NOUN
- Arabic: خِبْرَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: experiência
- Chinese: 经验
- Croatian: iskustvo
- Czech: zkušenosti
- Danish: erfaring
- Dutch: ervaring
- European Spanish: experiencia
- Finnish: kokemus
- French: expérienceévénement
- German: Erfahrung
- Greek: εμπειρία
- Italian: esperienza
- Japanese: 経験
- Korean: 경험
- Norwegian: erfaring
- Polish: doświadczenie
- Portuguese: experiência
- Romanian: experiență experiențe
- Russian: опыт
- Spanish: experiencia
- Swedish: upplevelse
- Thai: ประสบการณ์
- Turkish: deneyim
- Ukrainian: досвід
- Vietnamese: kinh nghiệm
Example Sentences Including 'experience'
An estimated 550,000 people turned out to watch, and for most it was a gripping experience.Irish Times (2002)
But his experience in the hurling championship and his temperament are a massive advantage.Irish Times (2002)
But then -'Then,' said Avery with the voice of experience ,'the fan starts whirring.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
He said they had a lot of experience in dealing with this problem.Glasgow Herald (2001)
He stood there for a minute or so, a little bemused by his experience , wondering who she was.LOST SUMMER (2002)
I have to assume there's some aspect of my experience or my skills that overrides my lack of direct undercover work.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
I say we should be preserving our heritage and taking schoolchildren to see and experience the real thing.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Lucy Johnstone wrote: Memory loss (reported by 74 per cent of ECT patients in one study) may span all areas of life experience.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
The open-air surroundings for the performance, directed by Nigel Havers, should make this a memorable experience.Country Life (2004)
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