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experience(2) (iou)



experience verb trans. M16.
[from the noun.]
Make trial or experiment of; test, try. M16-L18.
Ascertain or prove by experiment or observation. (Foll. by obj. clause, that.) M16-M18.
Give experience to; make experienced; train (soldiers); in pass., be informed or taught by experience. M16-M17.
Have experience of; feel, suffer, undergo. L16.
experience RELIGION.
Sir W. Scott The hottest weather I ever experienced. W. Golding Free-will cannot be debated but only experienced, like a colour or the taste of potatoes. D. Murphy I experienced an almost hysterical elation. I. Murdoch The most..peaceful sleep that I had experienced for a long time.
Learn (a fact) by experience; find (how, what, that). Now rare. L16.
experienceable adjective able to be experienced E20.
experiencer noun (a) rare an experimenter; (b) a person who experiences something: M17.