confront

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verb

1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition (Freq. 24)
- You must confront your opponent
- Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
- The two enemies finally confronted each other
• Syn:
face
• See Also:
face off (for: face)
• Derivationally related forms:
face (for: face), confrontation
• Hypernyms:
meet, encounter, play, take on
• Hyponyms:
front, breast, take the bull by the horns, pit, oppose,
match, play off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on (Freq. 11)
- You must confront your problems
- He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
• Syn:
face up, face
• Ant:
avoid
• Hypernyms:
set about, go about, approach
• Hyponyms:
undertake, tackle, take on
• Verb Group:
face, present
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: face up)
3. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize (Freq. 7)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
confrontation
• Verb Group:
face up, face
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody with something (for: present)
4. be face to face with (Freq. 4)
- The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume
• Derivationally related forms:
confrontation
• Hypernyms:
front, look, face
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  face, present, face up