Main entry: experience
Definition: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
Usage: a man of experience; experience is the best teacher
Main entry: experience
Definition: the content of direct observation or participation in an event
Usage: he had a religious experience; he recalled the experience vividly
Main entry: experience
Definition: an event as apprehended
Usage: a surprising experience; that painful experience certainly got our attention
Main entry: experience, have
Definition: undergo
Usage: The stocks had a fast run-up
Main entry: know, live, experience
Definition: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Usage: I know the feeling!; have you ever known hunger?; I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict; The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare; I lived through two divorces
Main entry: feel, experience
Definition: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
Usage: She felt resentful; He felt regret
Main entry: receive, experience, get, have
Definition: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Usage: get an idea; experience vertigo; get nauseous; receive injuries; have a feeling
Main entry: see, go through, experience
Definition: go or live through
Usage: We had many trials to go through; he saw action in Viet Nam