rencontrent

Rencontrent is a French verb form, specifically the third-person plural present indicative of rencontrer. The infinitive rencontrer means to meet or to encounter. Rencontrent indicates that “they” perform the action of meeting or encountering someone or something.

In present tense, rencontrer is a regular -er verb. The present-tense endings for -er verbs are -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent, so the form for ils/elles is rencont rent, written as rencontrent. The -ent ending marks the third-person plural, and the ending is typically not pronounced in standard speech.

Rencontrent is used to describe meetings or encounters involving multiple subjects. Examples include: Ils rencontrent leurs voisins chaque matin. Elles rencontrent des difficultés dans leur projet. Les chercheurs rencontrent des obstacles lors de leur étude. The verb can take a direct object, as in rencontrer quelqu’un, to meet someone, or rencontrer quelque chose, to encounter something.

Etymology and related forms: rencontrer derives from Old French and has the related noun rencontre, meaning a meeting or encounter. The noun is often used to refer to a meeting between people or events. Related forms include the past participle rencontré and the present participle rencontrant, as well as the noun rencontre.