encontrar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to meet
2. (transitive) to find, encounter, come across
3. (intransitive,reflexive) to meet, bump into
4. (transitive) to think, consider, find
5. to manage (to do something)
6. (reflexive) to be located
7. (reflexive) to feel, be

Concepts

find

meet

encounter

discover

see

strike

come across

feel

locate

spot

meet up with

bump

chance

detect

happen

line up

observe

find out

bore

broach

sink

tap

run upon

trace

come together

fight

accomodate

clash

identify

found

come by

ascertain

determine

dig up

excavate

turn up

run across

run into

notice

get hold

come up

regain

come to

receive

drop

come

enconter

pick up

find ''found

found''

lost

Hyphenated as

en‧con‧trar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/enkonˈtɾaɾ/

Etymology

From Latin in contra. Compare Portuguese encontrar, Italian incontrare, and French rencontrer.

Sentences

Allí , el jugador debía encontrar una palabra escondida .

There, the player had to find a hidden word.

Es posible encontrar todo su encanto y sabor caminando por sus pequeñas callejuelas .

It is possible to find all its charm and flavour walking through its small alleys.

Es una especie de zonas áridas , se puede encontrar solitaria en suelo arenoso .

It is a species of arid areas, it can be found alone in sandy soil.

Otro de los objetivos es encontrar a varios cabecillas de la organización y capturarlos .

Another objective is to find several leaders of the organization and capture them.

Esto reduce enormemente la complejidad de encontrar la transición orbital correcta .

This greatly reduces the complexity of finding the right orbital transition.