/ ĭk-spÎr'ē-əns /, noun:
1. an encounter that provokes reaction,
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
2. knowledge gained by observation or trial, “Yesterday is an experience. Tomorrow is hope. Today is getting from one to the other as best we can.” - John M. Henry verb: 3. to encounter or undergo, to feel by participating. “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” Albert Einstein