Meaning

1 senses

  1. To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

    erfahren, erleben

    испы́тыватьispýtyvatʹ, испыта́тьispytátʹ, пережива́тьpereživátʹ

    пережива́тиperežyváty, пережи́тиperežýty, зазнава́тиzaznaváty

More definitions
  • go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
  • undergo or live through a difficult experience
  • undergo
  • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Examples

2501 sentences

  1. He has little experience in teaching.

    Він має небагато досвіду як вчитель. — brambury

    ruУ него мало опыта в преподавании. — odexed

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  2. I have more experience than Tom.

    У мене більше досвіду, ніж у Тома. — deniko

    ruУ меня больше опыта, чем у Тома. — marafon

    deIch habe mehr Erfahrung als Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I'm more experienced than you are.

    Я досвідченіший від тебе. — deniko

    ruЯ опытнее тебя. — marafon

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  4. I know that Tom has experience.

    Я знаю, що в Тома є досвід. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что у Тома есть опыт. — marafon

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  5. He has a great deal of experience.

    В нього величезний досвід. — shanghainese

    ruУ него много опыта. — soweli_Elepanto

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to observe or undergo:
Русский
By meaning 1
to observe or undergo:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to observe or undergo:

Origin

From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof,

From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril. Displaced native Old English āfandung (“experience”) and āfandian (“to experience”).

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Forms

experiences, experiencing, experienced, experienced
Base formexperience · to experience
3rd person singularexperiences
Present participleexperiencing
Past simpleexperienced
Past participleexperienced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexperience
he, she, itexperiences

Past simpleLesson

all personsexperienced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave experienced
he, she, ithas experienced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill experience

Synonyms

9 synonyms
undergoB1haveA1
Close in meaning
  • go through (mental or physical states or experiences):receivehaveget
  • undergo or live through a difficult experience:seego through
  • undergo:have
  • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations:knowlive
  • undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind:feel

Word family

2 related words
Derivedexperienceablenonexperiencing

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • experience doing doing
  • more experienced than
  • an an experienced
  • have any experience
  • more experienced
  • much experience
  • a terrible experience
  • have enough experience
  • have much experience
  • very much experience
  • a good experience
  • any experience

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
expenditureexpenseB1expensiveA1experimentB1experimental
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