experience āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ experience āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ The apprehension of an object, thought, or emotion through the senses or mind: a child's first experience of snow.Active participation in events or activities, leading to the accumulation of knowledge or skill: a lesson taught by experience; a carpenter with experience in roof repair. The knowledge or skill so derived.An event or a series of events participated in or lived through. The totality of such events in the past of an individual or group.