confront

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·front [confront confronts confronted confronting] BrE [kənˈfrʌnt] NAmE [kənˈfrʌnt] verb
1. ~ sb/sth (of problems or a difficult situation)to appear and need to be dealt with by sb
•the economic problems confronting the country
• The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.
2. ~ sth to deal with a problem or difficult situation
Syn: face up to
• She knew that she had to confront her fears.
3. ~ sb to face sb so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation
• This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber.
• Confronted by an angry crowd, the police retreated.
4. ~ sb with sb/sth to make sb face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation
• He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.
5. be confronted with sthto have sth in front of you that you have to deal with or react to
• Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.

Thesaurus:
confront verb
1. T
•She had to confront her fears.
face • • tackle • • get/come to grips with sth • |formal address • |written brave • • grapple •
be confronted/faced with sth
confront/face/tackle/get to grips with/address/grapple with a problem/challenge/situation
a problem/dilemma/challenge/difficulty/situation confronts/faces sb
Confront or face? If you confront a situation, you actively decide to deal with it. If you face sth, the problem already exists and you have no choice but to deal with it.
2. T
•Would you confront an armed robber?
tackle • • challenge •
confront/tackle/challenge sb directly

Example Bank:
•He is willing to confront problems directly.
•I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book.
•The demonstrators found themselves confronted by a line of police, blocking the road.
•The new state confronted head-on the question of national identity.
•These texts constantly confront the reader with their demanding claims.
•What is to be done about the economic problems confronting the country?

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