Слово англійською: confront

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confront

verb
/kənˈfrʌnt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they confront
/kənˈfrʌnt/
he / she / it confronts
/kənˈfrʌnts/
past simple confronted
/kənˈfrʌntɪd/
past participle confronted
/kənˈfrʌntɪd/
-ing form confronting
/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
  1. confront somebody/something (of problems or a difficult situation) to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody
    • What is to be done about the economic problems confronting the country?
    • I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book.
    • The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.
  2. confront something to deal with a problem or difficult situation synonym face up to
    • She knew that she had to confront her fears.
  3. confront somebody to face somebody 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.
    • The demonstrators found themselves confronted by a line of police, blocking the road.
  4. confront somebody with somebody/something to make somebody face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation
    • He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.
    • These texts constantly confront the reader with their demanding claims.
  5. be confronted by/with something
     to have something in front of you that you have to deal with or react to
    • Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it.
    6. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’.
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