entgegentreten — meaning in English

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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