Found 3 items, similar to Confront.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: confront
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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.
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We four, indeed, confronted were with four
In Russian habit. --Shak.
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He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
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Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
--Hawthorne.
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It was impossible at once to confront the might of
France and to trample on the liberties of England.
--Macaulay.
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2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
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3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
to compare.
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When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
you the same design executed by different hands.
--Addison.
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