Noun | 1. | experience - the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" Antonyms: inexperience - lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience |
2. | experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" | |
3. | experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" | |
Verb | 1. | experience - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
2. | experience - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "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" | |
3. | experience - of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | |
4. | experience - undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" Synonyms: feel | |
5. | experience - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" Synonyms: have |