rencontré

Rencontré is the past participle of the French verb rencontrer, meaning to meet or encounter someone or something. It is used to form perfect tenses with the auxiliary avoir, as in j'ai rencontré un ami. The masculine singular form is rencontré; feminine singular is rencontrée; masculine plural is rencontrés; feminine plural is rencontrées.

In practice, the participle agrees with a preceding direct object in the passé composé. For example: J'ai rencontré Marie. Les personnes que j'ai rencontrées hier étaient intéressantes. If the direct object follows the participle, no agreement is made, as in j'ai rencontré Marie hier. The verb is transitive and commonly takes a direct object, for instance rencontrer quelqu'un, rencontrer un problème, ou rencontrer du succès (to meet with success).

Rencontré also appears in idiomatic expressions and broader senses of encountering things beyond people, such as obstacles or situations: vous avez rencontré des difficultés, ou cette idée a été rencontrée avec intérêt. The related noun rencontre refers to a meeting or encounter, including informal or accidental ones, and forms a common term in contexts ranging from social gatherings to sports and security briefings.

See also: rencontrer (infinitive), rencontre (noun).