EXPERIENCE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
    Usage Example(s)
    • a man of experience
    • experience is the best teacher
    Hypernyms(s) experience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    Usage Example(s)
    • he had a religious experience
    • he recalled the experience vividly
    Hypernyms(s) experience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • an event as apprehended
    Usage Example(s)
    • a surprising experience
    • that painful experience certainly got our attention
    Hypernyms(s) experience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

EXPERIENCE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • undergo
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The stocks had a fast run-up
    Hypernyms(s) experience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 d
    Hypernyms(s) experience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • undergo an emotional sensation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She felt resentful
    • He felt regret
    Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • of mental or physical states or experiences
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • get an idea
    • experience vertigo
    • get nauseous
    • undergo a strange sensation
    • The chemical undergoes a sudden change
    • The fluid undergoes shear
    • receive injuries
    • have a feeling
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  5. Meaning
    • go or live through
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We had many trials to go through
    • he saw action in Viet Nam
    Hypernyms(s) experience is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)