to experience
- verb
- /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
- 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.
- I've been told that what I experienced is my ADHD.
- We don't experience it, we experience the world through it.
- Well, Are you ready to experience a volcano?
- It's like we got to truly experience this place.
- The amount of pain that people are experiencing right now is so great.
- because when I'm in the midst of experiencing this feeling,
- We're not unique in experiencing moments of loss.
- But with art, we can experience it, we can feel it.
- Where are you when you are experiencing creative thinking?
- And he says, you know, we do experience bodily sensations.
Examples
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You are going to experience the high of helping a neighbor in need.
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It's like we got to truly experience this place.
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Better Help is a great way to experience professional help.
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But with art, we can experience it, we can feel it.
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How do they affect the way you experience the rest of the story?
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Set yourself free and experience relief from belief.
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As we are experiencing some really nice above seasonal weather.
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Well, Are you ready to experience a volcano?
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But you can experience the unboxing with me.
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But if we identify and label the emotion that we're experiencing, we can lessen its effect.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To experience an illness, feeling, or problem
To experience something unpleasant, for example punishment or criticism
To notice an emotion or a physical sensation in your body
To experience events or changes over time
To have a particular way of life
To get a reaction such as praise or criticism
To meet someone or find a problem unexpectedly
To go through something often unpleasant or difficult
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
An experience people have when they almost die, often seeing light or feeling peace
An activity where you see and take part in a group's art, customs and daily life
- Specialized
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 Intense
Surface Forms
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.