[
  {
    "word": "encounter",
    "phonetic": "/\u026an\u02c8ka\u028ant\u0259/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u026an\u02c8ka\u028ant\u0259/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u026an\u02c8ka\u028ant\u025a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/encounter-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=823103",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Their encounter was a matter of chance."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A match between two opposing sides.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "brush",
          "clash",
          "confrontation",
          "skirmish"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To confront (someone or something) face to face.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Three armies encountered at Waterloo."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/encounter"
    ]
  }
]