confront

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confront 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  confront 
 
  Sense  1 
  confront,  face 
  =>  front,  breast 
  =>  take  the  bull  by  the  horns 
  =>  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  tackle,  take  on 
 
  Sense  2 
  confront,  face  up  face 
  =>  undertake,  tackle,  take  on 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confront 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  confront 
 
  Sense  1 
  confront,  face 
  =>  front,  breast 
  =>  take  the  bull  by  the  horns 
  =>  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  tackle,  take  on 
  =>  rise 
 
  Sense  2 
  confront,  face  up  face 
  =>  undertake,  tackle,  take  on 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  confront 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  confront 
 
  4  senses  of  confront 
 
  Sense  1 
  confront,  face 
  =>  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
 
  Sense  2 
  confront,  face  up  face 
  =>  set  about  go  about  approach 
 
  Sense  3 
  confront,  face,  present 
 
  Sense  4 
  confront 
  =>  front,  look  face 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  confront 
 
  confront  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  confront 
 
  Sense  2 
  confront,  face  up  face 
  =>  set  about  go  about  approach 
 
  Sense  3 
  confront,  face,  present 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  confront,  face 
  =>  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  confront 
  =>  front,  look  face 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  confront 
  confrontation 
  confronting 
  right  to  confront  accusors 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confront 
 
  The  verb  confront  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  confront,  face  --  (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") 
  2.  (11)  confront,  face  up  face  --  (deal  with  (something  unpleasant)  head  on  "You  must  confront  your  problems";  "He  faced  the  terrible  consequences  of  his  mistakes") 
  3.  (7)  confront,  face,  present  --  (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") 
  4.  (4)  confront  --  (be  face  to  face  with  "The  child  screamed  when  it  confronted  the  man  in  the  halloween  costume") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  confront 
  confrontational 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confront 
 
  The  verb  confront  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (24)  confront,  face  --  (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") 
  2.  (11)  confront,  face  up  face  --  (deal  with  (something  unpleasant)  head  on  "You  must  confront  your  problems";  "He  faced  the  terrible  consequences  of  his  mistakes") 
  3.  (7)  confront,  face,  present  --  (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") 
  4.  (4)  confront  --  (be  face  to  face  with  "The  child  screamed  when  it  confronted  the  man  in  the  halloween  costume") 

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