experience
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- noun
- /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
- This must be a new experience for you.
- a learning experience
- student experience
- lived experience
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Watch on YouTubeI have had one very hostile experience doing this job.
- I have had one very hostile experience doing this job.
- Why were you able to avoid that experience and circumvent it?
- Lots of people would say that their first experience with bullying was school.
- That was my first and only real experience at Parkhurst.
- Like that's a human experience that is not common.
- I had a life changing experience with a wild animal.
- You know, it's it's not having experiences that make us wise.
- Did you have that experience of instant love?
- He wants to have this experience of divinity.
- One of the most satisfying experiences I get from writing.
- But no question that your experience is different than mine.
- And we had such radical experiences in nature together.
- So he says our experience then is this.
- How did you, how did you find that experience hustling?
Examples
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It looked like a really intense experience.
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So what can we learn from this experience that is fundamental?
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I had a life changing experience with a wild animal.
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Something we have very little experience with.
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This is the most painful experience of my life.
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That was my first and only real experience at Parkhurst.
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It will be an experience for the world's good.
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I had a life changing experience while volunteering in the community.
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He shared his experience of traveling through Europe, which inspired many.
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The experience of attending the concert left a lasting impression on her.
Idioms
Compounds
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An experience people have when they almost die, often seeing light or feeling peace
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An activity where you see and take part in a group's art, customs and daily life
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An experience you get through your senses, like seeing or feeling something
- Jargon
Gentle feelings of love and closeness between queer people, often showing care and being open
How Memorable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Experience comes from the Latin root experiri meaning 'to try' and is the same root as experiment. So an experience is an event you live through or try that leaves a strong impression.