experience
gb/ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/ us/ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
A2
Inglés
~ 1500
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
B1
entity
1
Knowledge from practical involvement
What you know or can do because you have done something before.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] has experience in [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'experience' (uncountable) meaning knowledge with 'an experience' (countable) meaning an event. For example, 'I had many experiences in teaching' is unnatural when referring to general skill; it should be 'I have a lot of experience in teaching.'
Sinónimos
expertise (Implies a high level of specialized skill or knowledge, often more advanced than general experience.)
|
know-how (Informal; emphasizes the practical ability to do something.)
Antónimos
inexperience (Refers to the lack of knowledge or skill from not having done something before.)
Colocaciones
gain experience
|have experience
|lack experience
|work experience
|practical experience
Temas
daily life
|education
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- She has a lot of experience in teaching young children.
- His travel experience helped him adapt quickly to new cultures.
- I don't have much experience with computer programming.
- Work experience is often required for this job.
- They value candidates with customer service experience.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I have experience in cooking.
- She has experience with dogs.
- He got work experience last summer.
- I need more experience to get the job.
- We want someone with teaching experience.
Sustantivo
A2
event
2
Event lived through personally
Something that happens to you and that you remember.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] has [an/another] experience [of/with something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'experience' (countable) meaning an event with 'experience' (uncountable) meaning skill. For example, 'I have many experiences in teaching' should be 'I have much experience in teaching' unless they mean specific events.
Sinónimos
incident (Neutral; refers to a specific occurrence, often less personal.)
|
encounter (Suggests meeting someone or something, sometimes unexpectedly.)
Antónimos
non-event (An event that turns out to be unimportant or uneventful.)
Colocaciones
memorable experience
|life-changing experience
|first experience
|strange experience
Temas
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- My trip to Japan was an unforgettable experience.
- It was his first experience of living alone.
- She told us about a strange experience she had in the forest.
- The concert was a wonderful experience for everyone.
- Getting lost in the city was quite an experience.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The trip was a good experience.
- I had a bad experience at the restaurant.
- It was my first experience of snow.
- That was a strange experience for me.
- The party was a fun experience.
Verbo
B1
action
3
To live through something personally
To have something happen to you or to feel something.
Patrón de uso:
to experience [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes overuse 'experience' instead of simpler verbs like 'have' or 'feel', making sentences sound unnatural. For example, 'I experienced happiness' is less natural than 'I felt happy.'
Sinónimos
undergo (Often used in more formal contexts, especially for processes or medical procedures.)
|
face (Emphasizes confronting challenges or problems.)
Antónimos
avoid (To keep something from happening to you or prevent going through it.)
Colocaciones
experience difficulties
|experience pain
|experience changes
|experience joy
Temas
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- Many people will experience stress during exams.
- She experienced great joy when she heard the news.
- We all experienced delays because of the storm.
- He has never experienced such cold weather before.
- They are experiencing rapid growth in sales.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I experienced rain on my trip.
- She experienced pain in her leg.
- We experienced a long wait at the airport.
- He experienced many problems at work.
- They experienced cold weather in Canada.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
experience
AFI
GB/ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
US/ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
Sílabas y acento
ex - per - i - ence (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (per)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: experience
- Plural: experience, experiences
Verb
- Base: experience
- 3rd Person Singular: experiences
- Present Participle: experiencing
- Past: experienced
Familia de palabras
Forms
experiences
noun
experiencing
verb
experienced
verb
Negative and opposite forms
inexperience
noun
inexperienced
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
experiential
adjective
Expresiones
a learning experience
1/ə lˈɚnɪŋ ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
fixed phrase
Event that teaches something valuable
An event that helps you learn something new, usually from mistakes or problems.
Ejemplos
- The failure was a learning experience for the whole team.
- Living abroad was a real learning experience for me.
gain experience
1/ɡˈeɪn ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
fixed phrase
Get more skill through practice
To get more knowledge or skill by doing things over time.
Ejemplos
- You will gain valuable experience in this internship.
- She gained a lot of experience working on the project.
learn from experience
1/lˈɚn fɹˈʌm ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
fixed phrase
Gain knowledge by living through events
To understand something better after it has happened to you.
Ejemplos
- I learned from experience that it's better to double-check your work.
- You will learn from experience how to handle difficult customers.
life-changing experience
1/lˈaɪf t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
fixed phrase
Event that changes someone's life significantly
Something that happens and changes your life in an important way.
Ejemplos
- Meeting her was a life-changing experience.
- Traveling alone was a life-changing experience for him.
personal experience
1/pˈɚsənəl ɪkspˈɪɹiəns/
fixed phrase
Something you went through yourself
Something that happened to you personally, not to someone else.
Ejemplos
- Speaking from personal experience, I can say this method works well.
- Her advice comes from personal experience with the problem.