how to pronounce encountered

/ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/

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encountered is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of encountered in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… low light in groups encountered at close …”

meanings of encountered

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.

encountered frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word encountered occurs in english on average 12.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.