experience

experience (http://definr.com/experience)

     n 1: the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from
          direct participation in events or activities; "a man of
          experience"; "experience is the best teacher" [ant: inexperience]
     2: the content of direct observation or participation in an
        event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the
        experience vividly"
     3: an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that
        painful experience certainly got our attention"
     v 1: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
          saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: undergo, see, {go
          through}]
     2: 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" [syn: know, live]
     3: 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" [syn: receive, have, get, undergo]
     4: undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He
        felt regret" [syn: feel]
     5: undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up" [syn: have]