confront
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons "forehead", "front"
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌnt
[edit] Verb
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to confront (third-person singular simple present confronts, present participle confronting, simple past and past participle confronted)
- (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To something bring face to face with.
- (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
- (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
- (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
- (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
- confronté (heraldry)
[edit] Translations
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance
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To deal with
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To something bring face to face with
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To come up against; to encounter
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To engage in confrontation
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To set a thing side by side with; to compare
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To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to
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