CONFRONT


Meaning of CONFRONT in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ directly , head-on , squarely

The new state ~ed head-on the question of national identity.

He is willing to ~ problems directly.

▪ aggressively , angrily

▪ immediately , suddenly

▪ constantly , continually

These texts constantly ~ the reader with their demanding claims.

PHRASES

▪ be ~ed with sth

I was suddenly ~ed by the task of rewriting the entire book.

▪ find yourself ~ed by sth

The demonstrators found themselves ~ed by a line of police, blocking the road.

Confront is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ challenge , ↑ dilemma , ↑ problem , ↑ task

Confront is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ challenge , ↑ dilemma , ↑ emotion , ↑ enemy , ↑ fear , ↑ prejudice , ↑ problem , ↑ racism

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .