HOW TO PRONOUNCE
confront
/kənˈfɹʌnt/
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What does confront mean?
verb
- To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
- To deal with.
- To bring someone face to face with something.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To come up against; to encounter.
- To engage in confrontation.
- To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
- To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
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IPA pronunciation
/kənˈfɹʌnt/
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It is bad for a single man to have to confront the struggle for life in the streets and Casual Wards.
He thanked his stars that he did not have to confront that proposition just now when he needed to think so much.
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To dream that you limp in your walk, denotes that a small worry will unexpectedly confront you, detracting much from your enjoyment.
Let us first of all consider merely from the viewpoint of business and "efficiency" the biological or racial problems which confront us.
She disappeared into her work-room with the vest, leaving me to confront the Pole, who stood against the door like a wooden figure.