ex·pe·ri·ence /ɪˈkspɪəriəns/
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"
synset: experience
antonym: inexperience, rawness
2. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
synset: experience
3. an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
synset: experience
1. undergo or live through a difficult experience; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
synset: 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"
synset: know, experience, live
3. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
synset: experience, receive, have, get
4. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
5. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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