This is the 486th most frequent Portuguese word.
encontrar
To find or to meet.
Here, 'encontrar' means 'to locate' or 'to find' an object or item in a specific place.
Eu posso encontrar o livro na prateleira.
I can find the book on the shelf.
In this context, 'encontrar' is used to refer to meeting someone at a specified place.
Nós vamos nos encontrar no café.
We are going to meet at the café.
'Encontrar' in this sentence conveys the concept of devising or coming up with a solution or resolution to a problem.