experience

🇺🇸 /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
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Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

Knowledge and skills gained from doing something over time

You gain valuable experience by working on different projects.

A2

Things that happen to you and change how you think and act

Life experience teaches us important lessons.

A2

An event or activity that affects you

Traveling abroad is an amazing experience that broadens your perspective.

B2

What it feels like to use a service or do an activity

The shopping experience at this store is very pleasant and convenient.

R

Shared events or knowledge that shape a group's thinking

The immigrant experience often involves adapting to new cultures and languages.

verb
B1

To have something happen to you

Children should experience different cultures to learn about the world.

B1

To feel an emotion or physical sensation

Many people experience nervousness before important events.

translation

n. Knowledge and skills gained from doing something over time; Things that happen to you and change how you think and act; An event or activity that affects you; What it feels like to use a service or do an activity; Shared events or knowledge that shape a group's thinking
v. To have something happen to you; To feel an emotion or physical sensation

Word Forms

3rd Present experiences
Past experienced
Perfect experienced
Progressive experiencing
Plural experiences