experience
/ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/
Frequency: 5.27 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
Uncountable
noun
A business offering in which a major focus is the way that the customer interacts with the business throughout the transaction, as opposed to only its outcome (the product or service).
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "It was an experience he would not soon forget."
- "March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching, had no experience of it."
- "“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. […]”"
- "Lastly, I must mention the "Underground," to travel on which was, in those days, an experience to be remembered. There were the antique looking engines, and the rather grim carriages, with the fascinating indicators in the compartments to show (not always correctly!) the next station, and above all, there was the atmosphere."
- "Virtually all employers now require jobseekers to have work experience even for entry-level roles. Many believe this will hurt companies in the long run."
- "they knew soone by experience how slenderly guarded against danger, the majestie of Rulers is"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *per-, experience, -, experientia
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/
- British English: /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹi.əns/