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confront - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'confront' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confront [ v. t.]
- To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
- To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
- To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.

Meaning of 'confront' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . confront [ v]
Meaning (1):
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
Example in sentence:
  • An enormous dilemma faces us;
  • He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions;
  • We confronted him with the evidence
Meaning (2):
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Example in sentence:
  • He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes;
  • You must confront your problems
Meaning (3):
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Example in sentence:
  • Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring;
  • The two enemies finally confronted each other;
  • You must confront your opponent
Meaning (4):
- be face to face with
Example in sentence:
  • The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume