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to experience

to experience

∞ 2.1
To feel something while it happens to you
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
: experimentar
  • Traveling to new countries allows you to experience different cultures and cuisines.
  • experience pain
  • experience difficulties
  • experience problems

I've been told that what I experienced is my ADHD.

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Examples

  • You are going to experience the high of helping a neighbor in need.

  • It's like we got to truly experience this place.

  • Better Help is a great way to experience professional help.

  • But with art, we can experience it, we can feel it.

  • How do they affect the way you experience the rest of the story?

    Academic text (2011)
  • Set yourself free and experience relief from belief.

  • As we are experiencing some really nice above seasonal weather.

  • Well, Are you ready to experience a volcano?

  • But you can experience the unboxing with me.

  • But if we identify and label the emotion that we're experiencing, we can lessen its effect.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to get
vsto experience
∞ 3.5

To experience something unpleasant, for example punishment or criticism

is more neutral and applies to any occurring event or emotion
to have
vsto experience
∞ 1.0

To experience an illness, feeling, or problem

is more general, covering any event or emotion that happens to you
to feel
vsto experience
∞ 1.0

To notice an emotion or a physical sensation in your body

is broader, covering events and situations as they happen to you
to see
vsto experience
∞ 1.0

To experience events or changes over time

involves being affected by events or emotions, not only observing them
to live
vsto experience
∞ 1.9

To have a particular way of life

focuses on specific events or moments that happen to you
to receive
vsto experience
502 1.0

To get a reaction such as praise or criticism

describes going through events or feelings rather than only being acted upon
to encounter
vsto experience
406 3.2

To meet someone or find a problem unexpectedly

refers to undergoing events or emotions whether planned or accidental
to undergo
vsto experience
273 3.9

To go through something often unpleasant or difficult

is broader, not limited to difficult processes or negative events

Idioms

To accept a mistake as a lesson

Phrasal Verbs

To tell others what you learned from your life or work to help them

Compounds

The time someone spends learning and doing work in a job area

An experience people have when they almost die, often seeing light or feeling peace

A one-of-a-kind event or moment that you cannot have again

A feeling that you are outside your body and can see it from above

An activity where you see and take part in a group's art, customs and daily life

An event or feeling you have while travelling that you remember

A difficult time that is hard to get through

A very special event that feels wonderful and unforgettable

A simple feeling you get from touch, sight, hearing, taste or smell

Very useful knowledge or skills you get from doing something

perceptual experience
  • Specialized
1 7.2

An experience you get through your senses, like seeing or feeling something

A very stressful event that makes you feel worried

A way of looking at things based on past experiences

A situation with many sudden big changes in feelings and events

A time or activity that makes you feel calmer and more energetic

mucho experience
  • Informal
9.3

A large amount of experience said as a joke

A mix of different life events that shape a person

Gentle feelings of love and closeness between queer people, often showing care and being open

How Intense

to suffer
∞ 2.0
to experience
∞ 2.1
to feel
∞ 1.0
to sense
348 4.2
to notice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

experience infinitive
experienced past participle
experiencing present participle
experiences third person singular

Etymology

Experience comes from the old Latin verb experiri, which means 'to try' or 'to test'. So, to experience something is to go through it yourself and feel it as it happens.