what does experience mean?
EXPERIENCE as NOUN
- 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
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- 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
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- Meaning
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- 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
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EXPERIENCE as VERB
- Meaning
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- 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
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- Meaning
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
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- 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
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- Meaning
- undergo an emotional sensation
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- She felt resentful
- He felt regret
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- Meaning
- of mental or physical states or experiences
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- 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
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- Meaning
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- 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
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