karşı koymak — meaning in English

English meaning

• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
• withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.

Senses

karşı koymak is used for these senses in English:

• confront (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
• withstand (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
• withstand To oppose (something) forcefully.

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.

thwart — full definition

1. verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
2. noun A seat across a small boat where a rower sits.

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