experience
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3.2
- noun
- /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
- Jargon
:
experiencia
- The conference organizers are focused on improving the attendee experience to ensure everyone leaves satisfied.
- user experience
- a positive experience
- extend the experience
It just wasn't the most comfortable experience with my glasses.
- It just wasn't the most comfortable experience with my glasses.
- It was the worst handheld experience I've ever had.
- The driving experience is so, so, so good.
- I everything about a dining experience, I value efficiency.
Examples
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All of this comes together to give the player the most realistic driving experience.
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Dalcroze teachers base their approaches to a subject on their own experiences and those of their students.
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And it was a bad experience for her.
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This is a much better experience than the touch.
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It's what is the experience like of just being together?
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Consider, for instance, how our spatial experience influences how we think about time.
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So yes, it costs millions, but the experience is priceless really.
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To what extent do you think globalization has affected your English learning experience at the department?
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The technology matters far less than the experience of accessing aural learning in a variety of ways.
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The trip was intended as an intercultural experience but was not specifically designed to be interreligious.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
168
3.4
The general atmosphere of a place that people notice
Idioms
Compounds
32
6.7
An experience people have when they almost die, often seeing light or feeling peace
2
3.5
An activity where you see and take part in a group's art, customs and daily life
- Specialized
1
7.2
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 Positive
5
2.8
2
3.4
- Jargon
633
3.2
12
3.7
- Informal
1
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Experience comes from Latin experiri 'to try' and is like experiment, which is about testing how something works. So in design a 'user experience' is the overall feeling a person gets when they try and use a product.