experience
Usage
What is another way to say experience?
The verb experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment. Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation.
Example Sentences
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Among them was Patricia, in her seventies, who had fallen and was experiencing severe chest pain.
From BBC
Former London's Burning and Grange Hill star John Alford has experienced a dramatic fall from fame.
From BBC
The late 1960s, the 1990s, and the 2000s-2010s all experienced frequent fires across the region.
From Science Daily
Speaking to Fox News, he also warned the US president to "not repeat the same mistake that you did in June," adding: "If you try a failed experience, you will get the same result."
From BBC
After shelling out for college and amassing years of experience, it is natural to fixate on jobs in your one field to justify those investments.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
