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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•front /kənˈfrʌnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to face (someone) in hostility:Two police officers confronted me and demanded identification.
- [~ + object + with + object] to present or put facts or evidence to (someone): They confronted him with the evidence.
- to occur or arise as something to be dealt with:the obstacles that confronted us.
con•front•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•front (kən frunt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to face in hostility or defiance;
oppose:The feuding factions confronted one another. - to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.;
set face to face:They confronted him with evidence of his crime. - to stand or come in front of;
stand or meet facing:The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly. - to be in one's way:the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.
- to bring together for examination or comparison.
- Medieval Latin confrontārī, equivalent. to Latin con- con- + -frontārī, derivative of Latin frōns forehead, front
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ vb (transitive)- (usually followed by with) to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize
- to face boldly; oppose in hostility
- to be face to face with; be in front of
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin confrontārī to stand face to face with, from frons forehead |