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entgegentreten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  • defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.

Senses

entgegentreten is used for these senses in English:

  • confront (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
  • defy (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).

confront — full definition

  1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

defy — full definition

  1. verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
  2. verb To resist or fail to conform to something, as if impossible to overcome.
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konfrontieren Sache sich mit einem Problem befassen sich mit etwas auseinandersetzen stellen begegnen gegenübertreten gegenüberstellen nebeneinanderhalten einander gegenüberstellen die Stirn bieten herausfordern