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experience

/ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/noun, verb4 syllables

Experience means: go through (mental or physical states or experiences).

Synonyms for experience10

verb, as in go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

receive, have, get

verb, as in undergo or live through a difficult experience

see, go through

verb, as in have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

know, live

verb, as in undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

feel

verb, as in undergo

have

also used for experience

experience points, undergo

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of experience

inexperience

What does experience mean?8

verb

1

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)“get an idea”

2

undergo or live through a difficult experience“We had many trials to go through”

3

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations“I know the feeling!”

4

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind“She felt resentful”

5

undergo“The stocks had a fast run-up”

noun

1

the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities“a man of experience”

2

the content of direct observation or participation in an event“he had a religious experience”

3

an event as apprehended“a surprising experience”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with experience?1

five syllables

inexperience
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Experience in a sentence

  • At any rate, it will be a good experience for you.CM
  • For all his experience, he had no idea what to do with it.Lumi_alt
  • Experience, when it is dearly bought, is never discarded.unknown
  • From my own experience, illness often comes from sleeplessness.unknown
  • As far as my experience goes, such a plan is impossible.unknown
  • Young as he is, he has much experience.unknown
  • We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.CK
  • He'd had no experience of teaching, but he plunged in nonetheless.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of experience

as a noun

plural
experiences

as a verb

past tense
experienced
present participle
experiencing
third-person singular
experiences
past participle
experienced