experience
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: games
gaming
Etymology: From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril. Displaced native Old English āfandung (“experience”) and āfandian (“to experience”).
Inflected forms:
form: experiences
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: experiences
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: experiencing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: experienced
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: experienced
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: An activity one has performed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: 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
Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from experience.
We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.
gloss: The knowledge thus gathered.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
gloss: 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).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: CDNOW's custom music selection and Levi Strauss & Co.'s custom-fit jean service are also good examples of giving customers more than just the product, but an experience as well.
Therefore, this chapter argues for an engagement with the actions, performances and practices of the experiencing subjects that 'make places' in the experience economy.
In addition, technical developments will change the way firms offer experiences. Many firms will have to change their core product, offer a total experience, and redesign their business processes.
gloss: Synonym of experience points
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: As your troops conquer the enemy, they'll earn experience and gain levels. Each time they level up, their stats will increase.
gloss: Trial; a test or experiment.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
uncountable
examples: She caused him to make experience / Vpon wyld beasts, which she in woods did find, / With wrongfull powre oppressing others of their kind
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: A 2022 report published by the Scottish Borders Council states: "Hawick has been affected more by depopulation than any other Borders town, with all parts of the town experiencing population loss, and Hawick Central is currently experiencing the highest depopulation out of the 30 Intermediate Zones in Scottish Borders."
Antonyms: inexperience
Derived words: boyfriend experience
chalk something up to experience
chief experience officer
coexperience
customer experience
developer experience
eggsperience
experienced
experience effect
experience is the best teacher
experienceless
experience meeting
experience point
experience points
experiencer
experience table
experiencewise
experiential
girlfriend experience
inner experience
interexperience
learn from experience
lived experience
near-death experience
nonexperience
out-of-body experience
out-of-box experience
out-of-the-body experience
pornstar experience
postexperience
pseudoexperience
put something down to experience
real-life experience
sexperience
unexperience
work experience
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