experience

/ɪkˈspɪriəns/

nounverbex · pe · ri · ence

Think: “EX + SPIRIT + ENCE” — you gain experience when you’ve got the spirit to try things (EX-SPIR-ience).

Yes, it's experience. Don’t drop the second “e”: it’s ex + per + i + ence (…ri + ence), not “experiance.”

Definitions

  1. nounKnowledge or skill gained from doing something or living through events.
  2. nounAn event or situation that happens to someone.
  3. verbTo have something happen to you; to feel or go through something.

Examples

  • Her years of coaching gave her the experience to lead the team calmly.
  • Visiting the museum at night was a strange but exciting experience.
  • I didn’t expect to experience such strong winds on the hike.

Synonyms

knowledgepracticebackgroundeventencounter

Antonyms

inexperienceignorance

Translations

ES experienciaPT experiênciaFR expérience

Common misspellings

experianceexperenceexprienceexperienseexperianceeexsperienceexperieance

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