experience en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (London) audio
- /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɪkˈspi.ɾe.əns/ (Scotland)
- /ɪkˈspɛːɹi.əns/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
- /əkˈspiə.ɹi.əns/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹi.əns/ (Australia)
- /-ɾi-/ (Scotland)
- /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹi.əns/ (Northern-England)
- /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹi.əns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪkˈspiːɾi.əns/ (Wales)
- (California) audio
- /ɪkˈspiːɹi.əns/ (Northern-England)
- /-ɾɪ-/ (Scotland)
- /ɪkˈspɪːɹɪjəns/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril. Displaced native Old English āfandung (“experience”) and āfandian (“to experience”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
It was an experience he would not soon forget.
Lastly, I must mention the "Underground," to travel on which was, in those days, an experience to be remembered. There were the antique looking engines, and the rather grim carriages, with the fascinating indicators in the compartments to show (not always correctly!) the next station, and above all, there was the atmosphere.
1957 July 14, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching, had no experience of it.
“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. […]”
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- (countable) An activity one has performed.
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(uncountable, usually) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.
2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from experience.
1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 2, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 1:they knew soone by experience how slenderly guarded against danger, the majestie of Rulers is
1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “(please specify the book number)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC:Virtually all employers now require jobseekers to have work experience even for entry-level roles. Many believe this will hurt companies in the long run.
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(uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.
In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
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(countable, qualifier:corporate, uncountable) A business offering in which a major focus is the way that the customer interacts with the business throughout the transaction, as opposed to only its outcome (the product or service).
Therefore, this chapter argues for an engagement with the actions, performances and practices of the experiencing subjects that 'make places' in the experience economy.
2008 January 1, Jon Sundbo, Per Darmer, Creating Experiences in the Experience Economy, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 176:CDNOW's custom music selection and Levi Strauss & Co.'s custom-fit jean service are also good examples of giving customers more than just the product, but an experience as well.
1999, Journal of Integrated Communications:In addition, technical developments will change the way firms offer experiences. Many firms will have to change their core product, offer a total experience, and redesign their business processes.
2020 August 21, Susanne Doppler, Adrienne Steffen, Case Studies on Food Experiences in Marketing, Retail, and Events, Woodhead Publishing, →ISBN, page 192:
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of experience points
As your troops conquer the enemy, they'll earn experience and gain levels. Each time they level up, their stats will increase.
2003 December 14, “Fire Emblem”, in Nintendo Power, volume 174, Show Some Class, page 33:
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(obsolete, uncountable) Trial; a test or experiment.
She caused him to make experience / Vpon wyld beasts, which she in woods did find, / With wrongfull powre oppressing others of their kind
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| experiences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
eggsperience · experiential · coexperience · experience effect · experiencer · put something down to experience · out-of-body experience · learn from experience · unexperience · girlfriend experience · experience points · experiencewise · experience is the best teacher · nonexperience · experience meeting · experienceless · developer experience · real-life experience · experience point · inner experience · contact experience · pseudoexperience · boyfriend experience · work experience · near-death experience · pornstar experience · lived experience · out-of-the-body experience · experienced · chief experience officer · sexperience · out-of-box experience · customer experience · postexperience · chalk something up to experience · experience table · interexperience
Hyponyms
user experience (activity one has performed)
Synonyms
Translations (263)
az gör-götür (the knowledge thus gathered) · nl ondervinding (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · de Erfahrung (activity which one has performed) · it esperienza (the knowledge thus gathered) · ca experiència (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · lt patirtis (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · my အတွေ့အကြုံ (the knowledge thus gathered) · ba тәжрибә (the knowledge thus gathered) · sh иску́ство (the knowledge thus gathered) · ru о́пыт (the knowledge thus gathered) · lt patirtis (the knowledge thus gathered) · tk tejribe (the knowledge thus gathered) · hak 經驗 /经验 (the knowledge thus gathered) · de Praxis (activity which one has performed) · sq përvojë (the knowledge thus gathered) · tt тәҗрибә (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · it esperienza (activity which one has performed) · sl izkušnja (the knowledge thus gathered) · is reynsla (the knowledge thus gathered) · fr expérience (activity which one has performed) · tr hayat tecrübesi (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · fa-ira تَجْرِبِه (the knowledge thus gathered) · lv pieredze (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · cs zážitek (activity which one has performed) · de Erfahrung (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · cs zkušenost (the knowledge thus gathered) · uk до́свід (the knowledge thus gathered) · he חֲוָיָה (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · fi kokemus (activity which one has performed) · sv upplevelse (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ar خِبْرَة (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · hu tapasztalat (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · hak 經驗 /经验 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tk tejribe (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · gu અનુભવ (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ast esperiencia (the knowledge thus gathered) · be во́пыт (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ka გამოცდილება (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · nan-hbl 經驗 /经验 (the knowledge thus gathered) · ang āfandung (the knowledge thus gathered) · pl doświadczenie (activity which one has performed) · mk искуство (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · lo ປະສົບການ (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · az təcrübə (the knowledge thus gathered) · fa-ira تَجْرُبِه (the knowledge thus gathered) · ca experiència (activity which one has performed) · fr expérience (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · es experiencia (activity which one has performed) · da erfaring (the knowledge thus gathered) · tr eksperyans (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · km ការពិសោធន៍ (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · de Erfahrung (the knowledge thus gathered) · ga taithí (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · eo sperto (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ast esperiencia (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · cmn 經驗 /经验 (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ko 체험 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · eo sperto (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · sl izkušnja (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · sh иску́ство (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ang āfandung (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · gl experiencia (the knowledge thus gathered) · vi kinh nghiệm (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · fi kokemus (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · be до́след (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · da erfaring (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · cs zkušenost (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · nan-hbl 經驗 /经验 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ja 経験 (activity which one has performed) · ro experiență (the knowledge thus gathered) · pl doświadczenie (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ru о́пыт (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ga taithí (activity which one has performed) · lt potyris (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ur تَجْرِبَہ (the knowledge thus gathered) · et kogemus (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · vi kinh nghiệm (the knowledge thus gathered) · sw uzoefu (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · uz tajriba (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · yue 經驗 /经验 (the knowledge thus gathered) · uk до́свід (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · km បទពិសោធន៍ (the knowledge thus gathered) · hy փորձառություն (the knowledge thus gathered) · sk skúsenosť (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hi अनुभव (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hi तजुर्बा (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · he נִסָּיוֹן (the knowledge thus gathered) · is reynsla (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hi अनुभव (the knowledge thus gathered) · rsk искуство (the knowledge thus gathered) · sh иску́ство (activity which one has performed) · da øvelse (activity which one has performed) · es experiencia (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ps تجربه (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · rsk искуство (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · nb erfaring (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · grc ἐμπειρία (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ja 経験 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · uz tajriba (the knowledge thus gathered) · pt experiência (activity which one has performed) · sh iskústvo (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · el εμπειρία (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · uk до́свід (activity which one has performed) · mk искуство (the knowledge thus gathered) · el εμπειρία (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · pt experiência (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · fr expérience (the knowledge thus gathered) · cs zážitek (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · de Erfahrung (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · mn туршлага (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · de Erlebnis (activity which one has performed) · fi kokemus (the knowledge thus gathered) · gl experiencia (activity which one has performed) · et kogemus (the knowledge thus gathered) · az gör-götür (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · uk пережива́ння (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · nl ervaring (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ro experienta (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · be во́пыт (the knowledge thus gathered) · sw tajiriba (the knowledge thus gathered) · ug تەجرىبە (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · sw uzoefu (the knowledge thus gathered) · nb erfaring (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · el εμπειρία (the knowledge thus gathered) · hi अनुभव (activity which one has performed) · da erfaring (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · bn অনুভব (the knowledge thus gathered) · sq përvojë (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · th ประสบการณ์ (the knowledge thus gathered) · cmn 體驗 /体验 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ga taithí (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hi अनुभव (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · hi तजरुबा (activity which one has performed) · yue 經驗 /经验 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · pl doświadczenie (the knowledge thus gathered) · pt experiência (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · es vivencia (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ms pengalaman (the knowledge thus gathered) · rsk дожице (activity which one has performed) · sh iskústvo (the knowledge thus gathered) · pl doświadczenie (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · sl doživetje (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · el εμπειρία (activity which one has performed) · cmn 經驗 /经验 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tr tecrübe (the knowledge thus gathered) · id pengalaman (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hu tapasztalat (the knowledge thus gathered) · pi anubhūta (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · bg о́пит (the knowledge thus gathered) · ko 경험 (the knowledge thus gathered) · da oplevelse (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · he נִסָּיוֹן (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · sh иску́ство (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · nl ervaring (the knowledge thus gathered) · sv erfarenhet (the knowledge thus gathered) · sk skúsenosť (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · de Erlebnis (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · nl ervaring (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ru искушённость (the knowledge thus gathered) · fr expérience (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ca experiència (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · cs zkušenost (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · mr अनुभव (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hy փորձառություն (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · hu élmény (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · kk тәжірибе (the knowledge thus gathered) · ky тажрыйба (the knowledge thus gathered) · da rutine (activity which one has performed) · ml പരിചയം (the knowledge thus gathered) · az təcrübə (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · be перажыва́нне (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · cmn 經歷 /经历 (activity which one has performed) · ba тәжрибә (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · bg о́пит (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · et kogemus (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ar تَجْرِبَة (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · sk skúsenosť (the knowledge thus gathered) · nl beleving (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · be во́пыт (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · lv pieredze (the knowledge thus gathered) · ms pengalaman (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · es experiencia (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ro experiență (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · cmn 經歷 /经历 (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · mi wheako (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ur تَجْرِبَہ (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tr tecrübe (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · it esperienza (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ar خِبْرَة (the knowledge thus gathered) · ru о́пыт (activity which one has performed) · fi kokemus (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ko 경험 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ast esperiencia (activity which one has performed) · io experienco (activity which one has performed) · lt patyrimas (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ar تَجْرِبَة (the knowledge thus gathered) · be до́след (the knowledge thus gathered) · ms pengalaman (activity which one has performed) · kk тәжірибе (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tg таҷриба (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tr deneyim (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · sh iskústvo (activity which one has performed) · th ประสบการณ์ (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · nl belevenis (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ast esperiencia (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ko 경험 (activity which one has performed) · cmn 經驗 /经验 (the knowledge thus gathered) · pt experiência (the knowledge thus gathered) · nb erfaring (the knowledge thus gathered) · ug تەجرىبە (the knowledge thus gathered) · sw tajiriba (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · sh iskústvo (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · hy փորձ (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ar اِخْتِبَار (activity which one has performed) · kmr tecrûbe (the knowledge thus gathered) · uk до́свід (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ru о́пыт (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · az təcrübə (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · vi kinh nghiệm (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ga eispéireas (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tl karanasan (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ga seanchríonnacht (the knowledge thus gathered) · mr अनुभव (the knowledge thus gathered) · ca experiència (the knowledge thus gathered) · ga taithí (the knowledge thus gathered) · gl experiencia (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · be до́свед (the knowledge thus gathered) · sl izkušnja (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · ar خِبْرَة (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · zza tecrube (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tr yaşantı (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · fa-ira تَجْرُبِه (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · lt patirtis (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · bg о́пит (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · tt тәҗрибә (the knowledge thus gathered) · id pengalaman (the knowledge thus gathered) · fa-ira تَجْرُبِه (activity which one has performed) · lo ປະສົບການ (the knowledge thus gathered) · tg таҷриба (the knowledge thus gathered) · es experiencia (the knowledge thus gathered) · sv erfarenhet (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · gl experiencia (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ja 体験 (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · mn туршлага (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · bg преживя́ване (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · id pengalaman (activity which one has performed) · ru пережива́ние (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · la perītia (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · km ការពិសោធន៍ (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ka გამოცდილება (the knowledge thus gathered) · ga eispéireas (activity which one has performed) · ang āfandung (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · nb erfaring (activity which one has performed) · ja 経験 (the knowledge thus gathered) · ml അനുഭവം (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · nl ervaring (activity which one has performed) · hu gyakorlat (activity which one has performed) · ps تجربه (the knowledge thus gathered) · fa-ira تَجْرِبِه (activity which one has performed) · it esperienza (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · ky тажрыйба (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in) · de Erlebnis (collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge) · fa-ira تَجْرِبِه (effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in)