encountering adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(no longer used) Fit for an encounter or battle. noun1 •An encounter; a meeting.This is still a species of reflection because it thematizes encounterings and things-as-encountered, even if they do not occur in the mental life of the person reflectively observing them. — 2010 formsencounterings · more encountering · most encountering