incontrare

meet

verb een-kohn-TRAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'in contra', against

Also means

encounter

Usage Note

Incontrare is to meet someone, often by chance; the reciprocal incontrarsi means 'to meet up' with each other. For meeting someone for the first time Italians prefer conoscere. The phrase incontrare difficoltà means to run into difficulties.

Examples

"Ho incontrato un vecchio amico."

Natural Translation

I met an old friend.

Literal Translation

I-have met an old friend.

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