Encounter and Onto

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Encounter verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.

Usage example: we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house

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

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

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Encounter and onto are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Onto".

If your timing is just right, you can lure an enemy onto those squares and get off with a much easier encounter.

Source: Preexisting Encounters
Because every time you encounter one in the hunting area, you get kicked back onto the world map.

Source: Goddamned Bats / Role-Playing Game
In the Firefly movie Serenity, after a horrific encounter with The Reavers, the crew barely makes it back, and crashes the runabout back onto Serenity.

Source: Swallowed a Fly

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