definition of
experience

[1] #1 experience n. the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher". wn

[2] #2 experience n. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly". wn

[3] #3 experience n. an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention". wn

[4] #4 experience v. [see, go through] go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam". wn

[5] #5 experience v. [know, live] 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 d. wn