about "encounter"

[chance22]

According to dictionaries, to encounter something often means to experience something, especially something unpleasant like difficulties, setbacks. Then is it acceptable to say "encountering many opportunities"?

 

[5jj]

It could be. Please give us a complete sentence in which you wish to use these words.

 

[chance22]

It could be. Please give us a complete sentence in which you wish to use these words.

For example, "In the future, you are sure to encounter both many challenges and plenty of opportunities."

 

[5jj]

That seems fine to me.

 

[Tarheel]

We have both challenges and opportunities, and sometimes they are the same thing.

 

[chance22]

Then is it fine to say "We encountered plenty of opportunities last year"?

 

[5jj]

It is.