[uncountable] the knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing something for a period of time; the process of gaining this.

experience something to have a particular situation affect you or happen to you. Many people have never experienced these difficulties first-hand.

experience something to have a particular situation affect you or happen to you The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb experience, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...

having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity. an experienced player/teacher; experienced in something She's highly experienced in software ...

the process of getting knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you.

personal knowledge that you gain about the world and events from being directly involved in events, rather than from other people's descriptions of them.

​points that you earn in a computer game for completing tasks, collecting items, etc. You get experience points for each enemy you defeat.

having knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity; an experienced teacher experienced in something/in doing something; He's very experienced in taking ...

Experience is easily thought of as a stream of private events, known only to their possessor, and bearing at best problematic relationships to any other events, ...