to face
- verb
- /feɪs/
- The teacher asked the students to face the board during the lesson.
- turn to face
- face-to-face
- face north
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Watch on YouTubeWe're at Dodger Stadium and I facing, I'm facing Eric Hosmer.
- We're at Dodger Stadium and I facing, I'm facing Eric Hosmer.
- And this man sits down there, faces away from us.
- The Feng Shui in China faces houses to the South.
Examples
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Face away from me, face away from me.
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Like do you are you going to face lots of problems?
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I think it's important to sort of face whatever it is directly.
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And cancer patients, of course, often are facing the possibility of death.
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The United States is facing unprecedented problems right now.
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Two gladiators face one another.
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And his house faces where Cuidobro is buried.
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The student and partner can meet face-to-face or correspond electronically or by mail.
Academic text (2013) -
Slouched in a chair in the corner of the room, facing Tom, is Bernie Bernheim.
Fiction book (1990) -
Meeting these friends face-to-face really solidified for me the importance of my PLN.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Act in a way that shows strong disrespect and insults someone
- Informal
Accept and deal with unpleasant results or criticism for something you did
- Informal
A strong feeling you can clearly see on someone's face
- Informal
Disappear completely so no one knows what happened and no sign is left
- Offensive
A person who is attractive but thought to have little intelligence or real skill
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
Someone or something disappears completely so nobody knows where they are
- Informal
To keep your face looking serious and not show you are laughing
A face that clearly shows success and happiness
Phrasal Verbs
To begin play with two players trying to win the puck or ball when the referee drops it
- Informal
A plan or action that fails suddenly and causes big problems for the person who planned it
Compounds
- Specialized
A number printed on a ticket, coin, or bond that shows its official worth
- Specialized
Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger
A covering worn over the nose and mouth to protect against dust, germs, or pollution
- Specialized
A computer system that identifies a person by comparing their face with saved photos
- Specialized
Surgery that removes loose skin and tightens the face to look younger
- US
A set of metal bars attached to the front of a football helmet that protects the player's face
- Offensive
A slang, often rude, name for a mask people wear over their mouth and nose
- Informal
A check to see if you can keep a serious face when something is funny
- South African
A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers
- Specialized
The turn between two edges that meet at a corner on a flat side of a 3D shape
- Specialized
Computer systems check who a person is by scanning their face
A company that sells certificates and promises to pay a fixed amount on a set date
- Slang
A cartoon face with an open mouth and wide eyes used in internet memes to show real or fake excitement
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb face comes from the idea of turning your 'face' toward something (Latin facies 'appearance'), so to face a view or person is to be turned toward it. That's why a window that faces the sea looks in that direction.