What part of speech is experience?

Experience can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. experience is a verb, present, 1st person singular of experience (infinitive).
  • 2. experience is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. experience is a noun, singular of experiences.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does experience mean?

Definitions

Verb
experience - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
experience - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
experience - 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"
experience - undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

Noun
experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
experience - the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
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Examples of experience

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1. noun A surprising experience.
2. noun That painful experience certainly got our attention.
3. noun He had a religious experience.
4. noun He recalled the experience vividly.
5. noun A man of experience.
6. noun Experience is the best teacher.
7. noun George W. Bush alleged Thursday that John Edwards lacks the experience necessary to be president.
8. noun The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard.
9. noun Armed militias, many staffed by former Iraqi military men with substantial training and experience, have proliferated.
10. noun But if experience is any guide, nothing would stand in the way of Dr. Ayman Zawahiri's decade-long quest to weaponize and use anthrax against US targets that was described by one confidante to an Egyptian newspaper reporter.
11. noun A senior DOJ official reports that Adnan has experience as a commercial pilot.
12. noun I suggest that you compare Elena and Sarah's duties/ level to other Sr. Spec. in your group such as Kenneth Parkhill and Sevil to determine if they are equivalent, or if their scope of responsibilities and experience is not as broad.
13. noun I would like to informally get together with you on Wednesday, July 18 at 11:45 am - 1:00 pm (max) to talk about your recruiting experience with Enron Canada.
14. noun We're gearing up for our 2001/02 recruiting campaign and we think your experience will help us define what works best and what can be improved in our process.
15. noun I am forwarding for your attention the resume of Peter Percell who has an extensive experience in modeling physical flows of natural gas in pipeline systems.
16. verb Experience vertigo.
17. verb You'll experience a new sense of purpose and make plenty of new friends.
18. verb If this coincides with rising interest rates and a setback in the housing market, American consumers will experience the hardest times since the Great Depression."
19. verb I just hate to see the poor dears experience a slow painful death that way :( .
20. verb Most people want to experience happiness.
21. verb You have to be outside something, able to experience it from a distance, before it makes sense.
22. verb I experience nausea when I go on too many rides.
23. verb We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
24. verb I long to experience the food and culture of my home.
25. verb I often experience palpitations of the heart.
26. verb A device implanted in the spinal cord, dubbed the Orgasmotron, allows female patients to experience orgasm with the flick of a remote control.
27. verb Pregnant women often experience morning sickness.
28. verb Please post here if you experience any problems.
29. verb A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights.
30. verb If you experience any of the following symptoms while playing a video game - dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions - immediately discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming play.
Sentence  
noun
A surprising experience.
That painful experience certainly got our attention.
He had a religious experience.
He recalled the experience vividly.
A man of experience.
Experience is the best teacher.
George W. Bush alleged Thursday that John Edwards lacks the experience necessary to be president.
The problem with this argument is that Bush lacked the experience necessary to be president when he ran in 2000, so this sort of cheap shot just hoists him by his own petard.
Armed militias, many staffed by former Iraqi military men with substantial training and experience, have proliferated.
But if experience is any guide, nothing would stand in the way of Dr. Ayman Zawahiri's decade-long quest to weaponize and use anthrax against US targets that was described by one confidante to an Egyptian newspaper reporter.
A senior DOJ official reports that Adnan has experience as a commercial pilot.
I suggest that you compare Elena and Sarah's duties/ level to other Sr. Spec. in your group such as Kenneth Parkhill and Sevil to determine if they are equivalent, or if their scope of responsibilities and experience is not as broad.
I would like to informally get together with you on Wednesday, July 18 at 11:45 am - 1:00 pm (max) to talk about your recruiting experience with Enron Canada.
We're gearing up for our 2001/02 recruiting campaign and we think your experience will help us define what works best and what can be improved in our process.
I am forwarding for your attention the resume of Peter Percell who has an extensive experience in modeling physical flows of natural gas in pipeline systems.
verb
Experience vertigo.
You'll experience a new sense of purpose and make plenty of new friends.
If this coincides with rising interest rates and a setback in the housing market, American consumers will experience the hardest times since the Great Depression."
I just hate to see the poor dears experience a slow painful death that way :( .
Most people want to experience happiness.
You have to be outside something, able to experience it from a distance, before it makes sense.
I experience nausea when I go on too many rides.
We experience and understand the world through signals that are received by the senses and interpreted by the brain - and both stages are subject to distortion.
I long to experience the food and culture of my home.
I often experience palpitations of the heart.
A device implanted in the spinal cord, dubbed the Orgasmotron, allows female patients to experience orgasm with the flick of a remote control.
Pregnant women often experience morning sickness.
Please post here if you experience any problems.
A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights.
If you experience any of the following symptoms while playing a video game - dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions - immediately discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming play.
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