experience meaning and definition

EXPERIENCE noun

Definition of experience (noun)

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"
   • antonym: inexperience
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"

EXPERIENCE verb

Definition of experience (verb)

1. go or live through
   • "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
   • synonyms: go through, see
2. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
   • "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
   • synonyms: know, live
3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
   • "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
   • synonyms: get, have, receive
4. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
   • "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
   • synonyms: feel
5. undergo
   • "The stocks had a fast run-up"
   • synonyms: have