[noun] the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
[noun] the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
[noun] an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
[verb] go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" Synonyms:undergo, see, go through
[verb] 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" Synonyms:know, live
[verb] of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" Synonyms:receive, have, get, undergo