Discuss and Encounter

Discuss

Discuss verb - To talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion.

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Encounter and discuss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Discuss".

Nearby Words: discussion, discussed, discussing, discussable, discussible

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.

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Discuss and encounter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discuss" instead a verb "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

character	discuss character	encounter character
life	discuss life	encounter life
problem	discuss problem	encounter problem
series	discuss series	encounter series
Other words: situation, time, characters, game, events, problems.

The other NPCs discuss about him frequently, but the player never encounter him because he's dead.

Source: Video Game / Ace Fishing
Also used to great effect, there is the player's encounter with a Groudon at Fogbound Lake, while the far-away Guild discuss just what a Groudon is, as if to highlight how screwed you are.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers
As Captain Picard and Guinan discuss their near-defeat, Guinan points out that humanity was never supposed to encounter them (the Borg) that early.

Source: Sequel Hook

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