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confront (verb)

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  • confront — ► VERB 1) meet face to face in hostility or defiance. 2) (of a problem) present itself to. 3) face up to and deal with (a problem). 4) compel to face or consider something. DERIVATIVES confrontation noun confrontational adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • confront — con·front /kən frənt/ vt: to face or bring face to face for the purpose of challenging esp. through cross examination the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confront ed with the witnesses against him U.S. Constitution amend. VI… …   Law dictionary

  • confront — verb ADVERB ▪ directly, head on, squarely ▪ The new state confronted head on the question of national identity. ▪ He is willing to confront problems directly. ▪ aggressively …   Collocations dictionary

  • confront — verb (T) 1 to behave in a threatening way towards someone, as though you are going to attack them: Opening the door, he found himself confronted by a dozen policemen with guns. 2 to deal with something very difficult or unpleasant in a brave and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • confront — verb 1) Jones confronted the intruder Syn: challenge, face (up to), come face to face with, meet, accost; stand up to, brave; tackle; informal collar Ant: avoid 2) the problems that confront us Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • confront — verb 1) Martin confronted the burglar Syn: challenge, square up to, face (up to), come face to face with, meet, accost, stand up to, tackle 2) the problems that confront us Syn: face, plague …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • confront — verb /kʌnˈfrʌnt/ a) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge. b) To deal with. See Also …   Wiktionary

  • confront — verb 1》 stand or meet face to face with hostile intent. 2》 (of a problem) present itself to (someone).     ↘face up to and deal with (a problem).     ↘compel (someone) to face or consider something. Derivatives confrontation noun confrontational… …   English new terms dictionary

  • confront — [[t]kənfrʌ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ confronts, confronting, confronted 1) VERB If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. [be V ed with/by n] She was confronted with severe money problems... [V n] Ministers… …   English dictionary

  • confront */*/ — UK [kənˈfrʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms confront : present tense I/you/we/they confront he/she/it confronts present participle confronting past tense confronted past participle confronted 1) [often passive] to go close to someone in a… …   English dictionary

  • confront — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com + front , frons forehead, front Date: circa 1568 1. to face especially in challenge ; oppose < confront …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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