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Meaning of face in English
Pronunciation
/feɪs/
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Verb
face
Definitions
1.
deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Examples
« You must confront your problems »
« He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes »
Antonyms
avoid
2.
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
Examples
« You must confront your opponent »
« Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring »
« The two enemies finally confronted each other »
3.
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point
Examples
« be opposite to »
« The house looks north »
« My backyard look onto the pond »
« The building faces the park »
Antonyms
back
4.
be opposite
Examples
« the facing page »
« the two sofas face each other »
5.
turn so as to face
Examples
« turn the face in a certain direction »
« Turn and face your partner now »
6.
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
Examples
« 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 »
7.
turn so as to expose the face
Examples
« face a playing card »
8.
line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
Examples
« face the lapels of the jacket »
9.
cover the front or surface of
Examples
« The building was faced with beautiful stones »
Noun
face
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies‘form, appearance, face’
Definitions
1.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
Examples
« he washed his face »
« I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news »
2.
the expression on a person's face
Examples
« a sad expression »
« a look of triumph »
« an angry face »
3.
the general outward appearance of something
Examples
« the face of the city is changing »
4.
the act of confronting bravely
Examples
« he hated facing the facts »
« he excelled in the face of danger »
5.
the striking or working surface of an implement
6.
a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
Examples
« he looked out at a roomful of faces »
« when he returned to work he met many new faces »
7.
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
Examples
« he examined all sides of the crystal »
« dew dripped from the face of the leaf »
8.
the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
9.
the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
Examples
« he dealt the cards face down »
10.
a contorted facial expression
Examples
« she made a grimace at the prospect »
11.
a specific size and style of type within a type family
12.
status in the eyes of others
Examples
« he lost face »
13.
impudent aggressiveness
Examples
« I couldn't believe her boldness »
« he had the effrontery to question my honesty »
14.
a vertical surface of a building or cliff