Found 3 items, similar to confront.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: confront berhadapan muka
English → English (WordNet) Definition: confront confront v 1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; “You must confront your opponent”; “Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring”; “The two enemies finally confronted each other” [syn: face] 2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; “You must confront your problems”; “He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes” [syn: face up, face] [ant: avoid] 3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; “We confronted him with the evidence”; “He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions”; “An enormous dilemma faces us” [syn: face, present] 4: be face to face with; “The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Confront Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the forehead or front. See Front.] 1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. [1913 Webster] We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing. [1913 Webster] 3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare. [1913 Webster] When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. --Addison. [1913 Webster]