āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
confront
/kÉnfÉšËĘnt/
to confront
01
āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to face someone, particularly in a way that is unfriendly or threatening
Transitive: to confront sb | to confront sb about sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She summoned the courage to confront her abusive partner about his behavior.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻĒāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly
Transitive: to confront a problem or issue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Facing financial challenges, the company had to confront the need for cost-cutting measures.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to bring a challenging or uncomfortable situation, issue, or accusation to someone's attention
Ditransitive: to confront sb with an unpleasant situation or issue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The documentary confronted viewers with the harsh realities of climate change.
āĻĄāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
be face to face with
Transitive: to confront sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soldier confronted his enemy on the battlefield, each waiting for the other to make the first move.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
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