1. (

• experience ,

) the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" ;

2. (

• experience

) the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" ;

3. (

• experience

) an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" ;

1. (

• experience ,
• see ,
• go_through

) undergo or live through a difficult experience; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" ;

2. (

• know ,
• experience ,
• live

) 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" ;

3. (

• experience ,
• receive ,
• have ,
• get

) go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" ;

4. (

• feel ,
• experience

) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" ;

5. (

• have ,
• experience

) undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" ;