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Meaning of 'confront'
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. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- be face to face with
- be face to face with
Example in sentence:
- The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume
Meaning (2):
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- 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 (3):
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- 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):
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Example in sentence:
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes;
- You must confront your problems
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