1. The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
   "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
    
2. The content of direct observation or participation in an event
   "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
    
3. An event as apprehended
   "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

1. Undergo or live through a difficult experience
   "he experienced action in Viet Nam";
   - see, go through
    
2. Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
   "I experience the feeling!";
   - know, live
    
3. Go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
   "experience vertigo";
   - receive, have, get
    
4. Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
   "She experienced deep joy at the reunion";
   - feel
    
5. Be subject to, have the experience of
   "experience a strange sensation"; "The chemical will experience a sudden change";
   - undergo, have

Derived forms: experienced, experiences, experiencing

See also: compassionate [N. Amer, rare]

Type of: change, cognitive content, comprehend, content, education, happening, mental object, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, perceive

Antonym: inexperience

Encyclopedia: Experience