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confront definition
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")
confront definition
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