Encounter

[Sarah]

To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either bychance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in oppositionor with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; tostruggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armiesencounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, toencounter strong evidence of a truth.Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics,encountered him. Acts xvii. 18.I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you. Shak.

[Merna]

Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult)