confront

From Old French confronter, from Medieval Latin confrontare, from con- + frons (“forehead”, “front”)

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• IPA^(key): /kʌnˈfɹʌnt/
• Rhymes: -ʌnt

confront (third-person singular simple present confronts, present participle confronting, simple past and past participle confronted)

1. (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with

   Synonyms: oppose, challenge

   We should confront him about the missing money.

2. (transitive) To deal with.
3. (transitive) To something bring face to face with.
4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
5. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
6. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
7. (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

• confronté (heraldry)