Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

• “a man of experience”
• “experience is the best teacher”

the content of direct observation or participation in an event

• “he had a religious experience”
• “he recalled the experience vividly”

an event as apprehended

• “a surprising experience”
• “that painful experience certainly got our attention”

go or live through

• “We had many trials to go through”
• “he saw action in Viet Nam”

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”

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• “get an idea”
• “experience vertigo”
• “get nauseous”
• “receive injuries”
• “have a feeling”