experience in WordNet English dictionary

1. the content of direct observation or participation in an event
   "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
   experience 
   
2. the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
   "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
   experience 
   
3. an event as apprehended
   "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
   experience 
   

1. undergo
   "The stocks had a fast run-up"
   have  experience 
   
2. 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"
   know  experience  live 
   
3. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
   "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
   feel  experience 
   
4. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
   "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
   experience  receive  have  get 
   
5. go or live through
   "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
   experience  see  go through