experience
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- experience is part of the Basic English 850.
Pronunciation[change]
- IPA (key): /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ens/, SAMPA: /Ik"spI@.rI.Ens/
- IPA (key): /ɪksˈpɪriəns/, SAMPA: /Iks"pIr\i@ns/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[change]
- (countable) An experience is an event that happens to you or that you are a part of.
- The spelling bee was a horrible experience.
- (uncountable) Experience is the amount of time you have been doing something (especially, a job).
- He has ten years of experience in law.
Synonyms[change]
- (event) happening, occurrence, event
Antonyms[change]
- (amount of time) inexperience
Related words[change]
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- If I experience something, it happens to me or I am involved in it.
- We are experiencing technical difficulties.
- We will never experience poverty because we are so rich.