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experience

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noun

ex·​pe·​ri·​ence ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)s How to pronounce experience (audio)
1
a
: direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge
b
: the fact or state of having been affected by or gained knowledge through direct observation or participation
2
a
: practical knowledge, skill, or practice derived from direct observation of or participation in events or in a particular activity
b
: the length of such participation
has 10 years' experience in the job
3
: something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through
4
a
: the conscious events that make up an individual life
b
: the events that make up the conscious past of a community or nation or humankind generally
5
: the act or process of directly perceiving events or reality

experience

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verb

experienced; experiencing

transitive verb

1
: to have experience of : undergo
experienced severe hardships as a child
2
: to learn by experience (see experience entry 1)
I have experienced that a landscape and the sky unfold the deepest beauty Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun Human experience is the ultimate source and justification for all knowledge. Experience itself has accumulated in human memory and culture, gradually producing the methods of intelligence called "reason" and "science." John Shook, Free Inquiry, April/May 2008 Almost as charismatic as the ivory-bill, the California condor passed through a near-death experience and is today regaining a tentative foothold in parts of its erstwhile range. John Terborgh, New York Review of Books, 26 Apr. 2007 Many of his students have plenty of life experience but … never mastered the academic stuff at school. Daryl Crimp, New Zealand Geographic, March/April 2007 In the energetic, speculative, socially mobile urban society of the early 18th century, maternal impression, the idea that a child's appearance was directed by the mother's experiences, found advocates among London physicians as easily as it did among myth-fed country fold. Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review, 17 June 2007 Literary London was not merely a great gathering of experiences for [Samuel] Johnson, but a veritable public stew of good words. Andrew O'Hagan, New York Review, 27 Apr. 2006 The best way to learn is by experience. We need someone with experience. She gained a lot of experience at that job. I know that from personal experience. She has five years' experience as a computer programmer. He wrote about his experiences as a pilot. That experience is one I'd rather forget! She had a frightening experience. Verb Performing a risk-reward analysis can often clarify decisions. If the risk of a failed marriage is that you may have to experience heartache and an expensive divorce, you'd better think carefully. If the risk of a bad ski run is that you'll die, you'd better think even more carefully about what you'll gain by taking that risk. Laurence Gonzales, National Geographic Adventure, March 2008 Of course, many reporters do their best to be accurate, but they must conform to the conventions of their craft, and there is always slippage between their choice of words and the nature of an event as experienced or perceived by others. Robert Darnton, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2008 I spent 20-some years as a foreign correspondent and experienced my share of harrowing travel.  … And unlike the brave foreign correspondents that you see on TV or read about …  , I was scared silly. P. J. O'Rourke, Forbes Life, June 2008 That was one of the worst days I've ever experienced. The patient has been experiencing pain in her left shoulder. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Live music and hay wagon tours round out the experience, where guests can meet the Scott family — fourth-generation farmers from the only farm still harvesting Zellwood’s famous sweet corn. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 One of Owen’s staffers suggested Adkins, since the country hitmaker has plenty of acting experience, including The Lincoln Lawyer and the mini-series, To Appomattox. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 So that’s [an odd] experience, to be on a show that isn’t happening. Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2022 Indeed, what was notable about Gucci's Roblox experience, Gucci Garden, was not necessarily the headline-making handbag sales but the fact that the virtual space was visited by a staggering 20 million users. Oscar Holland, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 The unique experience of America through a TV series? Yolanda Machado, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Many experience sensory challenges, such as headaches if the light is too bright or if there’s too much noise. Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 Maybe the Cardinals told Kennard to stay in the area and rejoin the team as a practice squad player, knowing that Kennard and his vast experience (111 career regular season games) might be needed. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 But the experience of opening at Venice, and then diving straight into Telluride? Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
And, according to a study by the New Education Union, British women are more likely than men to experience persistent poverty. Laura Beers, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 In many cases, this reflects legitimate diagnoses—people who had never before noticed certain symptoms were more likely to experience them during lockdown, periods of isolation, and changes in routines. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 Student parents are more likely to experience low income and, unsurprisingly, identify financial hardship as one of their biggest concerns. Bryony Hearn, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 Girls who do not receive education and support – particularly those who get their first period at a young age – are more likely to experience depression and low self-esteem. Marni Sommer, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 But the increase in exposure isn’t just because temperatures are rising; populations are also moving to the areas most likely to experience extreme heat in the future. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 But older adults living alone are more likely to experience loneliness and isolation, which can be more dangerous than obesity, as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and increase the risk of dementia. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Doctors have been prescribing the drug since the 1960s, and patients who use it are far less likely to experience an overdose. Lev Facher, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 Women are more likely to experience domestic violence, which can lead to an array of financial and housing insecurity. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin experientia "testing of possibilities, participation in events, skill gained by practice," noun derivative of experient-, experiens, present participle of experīrī "to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo," from ex- ex- entry 1 + -perīrī, from a presumed verbal base *per- "test, risk," perhaps going back to Indo-European *pr̥h3-i-

Note: See note at peril entry 1.

Verb

verbal derivative of experience entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of experience was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing experience

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