Experience

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Experience

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun and verb

Pronunciation

ik-SPEER-ee-unce  /ɪkˈspɪərɪəns/

Definition

As a noun: practical contact with and observation of facts or events; the knowledge or skill acquired through this. Also: an event or occurrence that leaves an impression. As a verb: to encounter or undergo something.

Plain meaning

What you know and feel from having actually done or lived through something — not learned from a book.

Register

Universal. From philosophy to product design, from job advertisements to poetry.