Experience - Definition

n 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" [ant:
inexperience, rawness]
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"
v 1: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: experience, see, go
through]
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" [syn: know, experience,
live]
3: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get
an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive
injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: experience, receive,
have, get]
4: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of
mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: feel,
experience]
5: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: have,
experience]