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experience

/iks'piəriəns/
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Definition:
  • Experience (noun): This refers to the knowledge or skill that you gain from doing something or from events that happen to you. It can be an event you participate in or observe, such as a surprising experience or a painful experience.
  • Experience (verb): This means to go through or feel something, like emotions or sensations. For example, you might experience happiness, sadness, or even physical sensations like dizziness.
Usage Instructions:
  • As a noun, "experience" can refer to both personal events and the knowledge gained from those events.
  • As a verb, it describes the action of feeling or going through something.
Examples:
  • Noun: "Traveling to a new country was a wonderful experience." (This means traveling taught me a lot and was enjoyable.)
  • Verb: "I experienced joy when I saw my friend after a long time." (This means I felt joy.)
Advanced Usage:
  • You can use "experience" to describe a variety of situations, both positive and negative.
  • When talking about your skills, you might say, "I have five years of experience in teaching." This means you have worked as a teacher for five years.
Word Variants:
  • Experiential (adjective): Relating to or derived from experience. Example: "Experiential learning is important in education."
  • Experienced (adjective): Having knowledge or skill in a specific field. Example: "She is an experienced nurse."
Different Meanings:
  1. Personal Event: "His experience at the concert was unforgettable."
  2. Knowledge Gained: "Her experience in marketing helped the company grow."
  3. Emotional State: "He experienced anxiety before the exam."
Synonyms:
  • Encounter
  • Event
  • Knowledge
  • Skill
  • Understanding
Idioms:
  • "Experience is the best teacher.": This means that the best way to learn is through personal experience rather than just reading or hearing about things.
  • "Go through the wringer.": This means to endure a difficult or challenging experience.
Phrasal Verbs:
  • Go through: To experience something difficult. Example: "They had to go through a lot of challenges to succeed."
  • Live through: To experience something, especially something difficult or traumatic. Example: "She lived through the war and has many stories to tell."
Summary:

In short, "experience" is a versatile word that can describe events, the knowledge gained from them, and the emotions felt during those events.

Noun
  1. an event as apprehended
    • a surprising experience
    • that painful experience certainly got our attention
  2. the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    • he had a religious experience
    • he recalled the experience vividly
  3. the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
    • a man of experience
    • experience is the best teacher
Verb
  1. undergo
    • The stocks had a fast run-up
  2. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
    • She felt resentful
    • He felt regret
  3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
    • get an idea
    • experience vertigo
    • get nauseous
    • receive injuries
    • have a feeling
  4. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    • I know the feeling!
    • have you ever known hunger?
    • I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
    • The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
    • I lived through two divorces
  5. go or live through
    • We had many trials to go through
    • he saw action in Viet Nam

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