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konfrontieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.

Senses

konfrontieren 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.
  • confront (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
  • confront (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
  • confront (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.

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.

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