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ex·pe·ri·ence
(ĭk-spîr′ē-əns)n.
1. The apprehension of an object, thought, or emotion through the senses or mind: a child's first experience of snow.
2.
a. Active participation in events or activities, leading to the accumulation of knowledge or skill: a lesson taught by experience; a carpenter with experience in roof repair.
b. The knowledge or skill so derived.
3.
a. An event or a series of events participated in or lived through.
b. The totality of such events in the past of an individual or group.
tr.v. ex·per·i·enced, ex·per·i·enc·ing, ex·per·i·enc·es
To participate in personally; undergo: experience a great adventure; experienced loneliness.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin experientia, from experiēns, experient-, present participle of experīrī, to try; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pe′ri·enc·er n.
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experience
(ɪkˈspɪərɪəns)n
1. direct personal participation or observation; actual knowledge or contact: experience of prison life.
2. a particular incident, feeling, etc, that a person has undergone: an experience to remember.
3. accumulated knowledge, esp of practical matters: a man of experience.
4.
a. the totality of characteristics, both past and present, that make up the particular quality of a person, place, or people
b. the impact made on an individual by the culture of a people, nation, etc: the American experience.
5. (Philosophy) philosophy
a. the content of a perception regarded as independent of whether the apparent object actually exists. Compare sense datum
b. the faculty by which a person acquires knowledge of contingent facts about the world, as contrasted with reason
c. the totality of a person's perceptions, feelings, and memories
vb (tr)
6. to participate in or undergo
7. to be emotionally or aesthetically moved by; feel: to experience beauty.
[C14: from Latin experientia, from experīrī to prove; related to Latin perīculum peril]
exˈperienceable adj
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ex•pe•ri•ence
(ɪkˈspɪər i əns)n., v. -enced, -enc•ing. n.
1. something personally lived through or encountered: a frightening experience.
2. the observing, encountering, or undergoing of things generally as they occur in the course of time: to learn from experience.
3. knowledge or practical wisdom gained from what one has observed, encountered, or undergone: a person of experience.
v.t. 4. to have experience of; feel: to experience pleasure.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin experientia, derivative of experient-, s. of experiēns, past participle of experīrī to try, test; compare peril]
ex•pe′ri•ence•a•ble, adj.
ex•pe′ri•enc•er,
n.
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experience
, experiment, expert - Experience, experiment and expert derive from Latin experiri, "try."See also related terms for try.
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Experience
See Also: KNOWLEDGE
- Experience is … a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended in the chamber of consciousness, and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue —Henry James
- Experience is like medicine; some persons require larger doses of it than others, and do not like to take it pure, but a little disguised and better adapted to taste —Lord Acton
- Experience, like a pale musician, holds a dulcimer of patience in his hand —Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Experience seems to be like the shining of a bright lantern. It suddenly makes clear in the mind what was already there, perhaps, but dim —Walter De La Mare
- A new element in her experience; like a chapter in a book —Henry Van Dyke
- The solitary and unshared experience dies of itself like the violations of love —Archibald MacLeish
- To most men, experience is like the stern light of a ship, which illumines only the track it has passed —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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experience
– experiment1. 'experience'
If you have experience of something, you have seen it, done it, or felt it.
Do you have any teaching experience?
I've had no experience of running a business.
An experience is something that happens to you or something that you do.
Moving house can be a stressful experience.
You say that someone has an experience.
I had a strange experience last night.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'makes an experience'.
2. 'experiment'
Don't use 'experience' to refer to a scientific test that is carried out in order to discover or prove something. Use experiment.
Laboratory experiments show that Vitamin D may slow cancer growth.
Try it out in an experiment.
You usually say that someone does, conducts, or carries out an experiment.
We decided to do an experiment.
Several experiments were conducted at the University of Zurich.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'makes an experiment'.
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experience
Past participle: experienced
Gerund: experiencing
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| Noun | 1. |  experience - the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"familiarisation, familiarization - the experience of becoming familiar with something woodcraft - skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping) education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" inexperience, rawness - lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops" |
| 2. | experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned reality, world - all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" living, life - the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" re-experiencing, reliving - a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something | |
| 3. | experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" appalling - an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?" augury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" flashing, flash - a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" good time, blast - a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" loss - the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" near-death experience - the experience of being close to death but surviving ordeal - a severe or trying experience out-of-body experience - the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body taste - a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence" time - a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together" vision - a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" | |
| Verb | 1. |  experience - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"experience, know, live - 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" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" suffer, endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" feel - undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" enjoy - have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom" witness, see, find - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" come - experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" |
| 2. | experience - 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" taste - experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" | |
| 3. | experience - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" suffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" horripilate - have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television" | |
| 4. | experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" incline - feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" recapture - experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" harbor, nurse, entertain, harbour, hold - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" cool off - feel less enamoured of something or somebody chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" fume - be mad, angry, or furious sadden - come to feel sad sympathise, sympathize - share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of pride oneself, take pride - feel proud of; "She took great pride in her sons" burn - feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" die - feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" fly high - be elated; "He was flying high during the summer months" glow, radiate, beam, shine - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" glow - be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow" | |
| 5. | experience - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
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experience
noun
1. knowledge, understanding, practice, skill, evidence, trial, contact, expertise, know-how (informal), proof, involvement, exposure, observation, participation, familiarity, practical knowledge He lacks experience of international rugby.
verb
1. undergo, have, know, feel, try, meet, face, suffer, taste, go through, observe, sample, encounter, sustain, perceive, endure, participate in, run into, live through, behold, come up against, apprehend, become familiar with couples who have experienced the trauma of divorce
Quotations
"Trust one who has gone through it" [Virgil Aeneid]
"Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him" [Aldous Huxley Texts and Pretexts]
"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes" [Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's Fan]
"All experience is an arch to build upon" [Henry Brooks Adams The Education of Henry Adams]
"Trust one who has gone through it" [Virgil Aeneid]
"Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him" [Aldous Huxley Texts and Pretexts]
"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes" [Oscar Wilde Lady Windermere's Fan]
"All experience is an arch to build upon" [Henry Brooks Adams The Education of Henry Adams]
Proverbs
"Experience is the mother of wisdom"
"Experience is the best teacher"
"Experience is the mother of wisdom"
"Experience is the best teacher"
Quotations
"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced"
"-Even a Proverb is no proverb to you till your Life has illustrated it" [John Keats letter to George and Georgiana Keats]
"Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced"
"-Even a Proverb is no proverb to you till your Life has illustrated it" [John Keats letter to George and Georgiana Keats]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
experience
nounPersonal knowledge derived from participation or observation:
1. To participate in or partake of personally:
Archaic: prove.
Idiom: run up against.
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Translations
تَجْرِبَهتَجْرِبَه، حَدَثخِبْرَةيُجَرِّب
zkušenosti
erfaringfornemmeopleveoplevelse
kokemuskokea
iskustvoiskusiti
tapasztalatélménygyakorlattapasztalátél
alam
reyna, upplifareynsla
経験
경험
išgyvenimaspatirtipatirtispatyręs
pārdzīvojumspārdzīvotpiedzīvojumspiedzīvotpieredze
zažiťzážitok
doživetiizkusitiizkušnja
upplevaupplevelse
ประสบการณ์
kinh nghiệm
experience
[ɪksˈpɪərɪəns]A. N
1. (= knowledge) → experiencia f
to learn by experience → aprender por la experiencia
I know from bitter/personal experience → lo sé por mi amarga experiencia/por experiencia propia
he has no experience of grief/being out of work → no conoce la tristeza/el desempleo
to learn by experience → aprender por la experiencia
I know from bitter/personal experience → lo sé por mi amarga experiencia/por experiencia propia
he has no experience of grief/being out of work → no conoce la tristeza/el desempleo
2. (= skill, practice) → práctica f, experiencia f
he has plenty of experience → tiene mucha práctica
have you any previous experience? → ¿tiene usted experiencia previa?
practical experience → experiencia f práctica
teaching experience → experiencia f docente
a driver with ten years' experience → un conductor con diez años de experiencia
see also work D
he has plenty of experience → tiene mucha práctica
have you any previous experience? → ¿tiene usted experiencia previa?
practical experience → experiencia f práctica
teaching experience → experiencia f docente
a driver with ten years' experience → un conductor con diez años de experiencia
see also work D
3. (= event) → experiencia f, aventura f
to have a pleasant/frightening experience → tener una experiencia agradable/aterradora
it was quite an experience → fue toda una experiencia
to have a pleasant/frightening experience → tener una experiencia agradable/aterradora
it was quite an experience → fue toda una experiencia
B. VT (= feel) [+ emotion, sensation] → experimentar; (= suffer) [+ defeat, loss, hardship] → sufrir; [+ difficulty] → tener, tropezar con
he experiences some difficulty/pain in walking → tiene dificultades/dolor al andar
he experienced a loss of hearing after the accident → después del accidente, sufrió una pérdida del oído
he experiences some difficulty/pain in walking → tiene dificultades/dolor al andar
he experienced a loss of hearing after the accident → después del accidente, sufrió una pérdida del oído
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
experience
[ɪkˈspɪəriəns] n
(in work) → expérience f; (in life) → expérience f
experience in sth [+ work] → expérience dans qch
to know by experience → savoir par expérience
to learn from experience → apprendre par expérience
experience in sth [+ work] → expérience dans qch
to know by experience → savoir par expérience
to learn from experience → apprendre par expérience
vt
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
experience
n
(= knowledge, wisdom acquired) → Erfahrung f; experience of life → Lebenserfahrung f; experience shows or proves that … → die Erfahrung lehrt, dass …; to know something from experience → etw aus Erfahrung wissen; to learn/speak from experience → aus eigener Erfahrung lernen/sprechen; from my own personal experience → aus eigener Erfahrung; he has no experience of grief → er hat nie Kummer erfahren or erlebt; he has no experience of living in the country → er kennt das Landleben nicht; I gained a lot of useful experience → ich habe viele nützliche Erfahrungen gemacht; to have an experience → eine Erfahrung machen
(= practice, skill) → Erfahrung f; he has had no practical experience → ihm fehlt die Praxis, er hat keine praktischen Kenntnisse or keine praktische Erfahrung; to have experience of a technique → Erfahrung in einer Methode haben; have you had any experience of driving a bus? → haben Sie Erfahrung im Busfahren?; experience in a job/in business → Berufs-/Geschäftserfahrung f; to have a lot of teaching experience → große Erfahrung als Lehrer(in) haben; he lacks experience → ihm fehlt die Praxis or praktische Erfahrung; he is working in a factory to gain experience → er arbeitet in einer Fabrik, um praktische Erfahrungen zu sammeln
(= event experienced) → Erlebnis nt; I had a nasty experience → mir ist etwas Unangenehmes passiert; the trial was a very nasty experience → der Prozess war eine sehr unangenehme Sache; it was a painful experience → es war schmerzlich (geh); to suffer some terrible experiences → viel durchmachen; what an experience! → das war vielleicht was!; it was a new experience for me → es war völlig neu für mich
vt
(= suffer, undergo) pain, grief, hunger → erfahren, erleben; difficult times, recession → durchmachen; problems, symptoms → haben; to experience difficulties → auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen, Schwierigkeiten haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
experience
[ɪksˈpɪərɪəns]1. n (all senses) → esperienza
to learn by experience → imparare per esperienza
I know from bitter experience → ho imparato a mie spese
he has no experience of grief/being out of work → non sa che cosa voglia dire il dolore/restare senza lavoro
she has plenty of experience → ha moltissima esperienza
have you any previous experience? → ha esperienza in questo campo?
practical/teaching experience → esperienza pratica/d'insegnamento
to have a pleasant/frightening experience → avere un'esperienza piacevole/terrificante
it was quite an experience (also) (iro) → è stata una bella esperienza
to learn by experience → imparare per esperienza
I know from bitter experience → ho imparato a mie spese
he has no experience of grief/being out of work → non sa che cosa voglia dire il dolore/restare senza lavoro
she has plenty of experience → ha moltissima esperienza
have you any previous experience? → ha esperienza in questo campo?
practical/teaching experience → esperienza pratica/d'insegnamento
to have a pleasant/frightening experience → avere un'esperienza piacevole/terrificante
it was quite an experience (also) (iro) → è stata una bella esperienza
2. vt (feel, emotions, sensations, pleasure) → provare; (suffer, defeat, losses, hardship) → subire
she experiences some difficulty in walking → ha qualche difficoltà a camminare
she experiences some difficulty in walking → ha qualche difficoltà a camminare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
experience
(ikˈspiəriəns) noun1. (knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something. Learn by experience – don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?
2. an event that affects or involves a person etc. The earthquake was a terrible experience.
verb to have experience of; to feel. I have never before experienced such rudeness!
exˈperienced adjective having gained knowledge from experience; skilled. an experienced mountaineer.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
experience
→ خِبْرَة zkušenosti erfaring Erfahrung εμπειρία experiencia kokemus expérience iskustvo esperienza 経験 경험 ervaring erfaring doświadczenie experiência опыт upplevelse ประสบการณ์ deneyim kinh nghiệm 经验Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ex·pe·ri·ence
n. experiencia, práctica;
he has a lot of ___ as a surgeon → él tiene mucha ___ como cirujano.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
experience
n experiencia; vt (to feel) sentir, experimentarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.