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{
"term": "confront",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "confront",
"heSheIt": "confronts"
},
"pastSimple": "confronted",
"pastParticiple": "confronted",
"ingForm": "confronting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody",
"sensetop": "confront somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "What is to be done about the economic problems confronting the country?"
},
{
"text": "I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book."
},
{
"text": "The government found itself confronted by massive opposition."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to deal with a problem or difficult situation",
"sensetop": "confront something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She knew that she had to confront her fears."
},
{
"text": "The new state confronted head-on the question of national identity."
},
{
"text": "He is willing to confront problems directly."
}
],
"synonyms": "face up to",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["directly", "head-on", "squarely"],
"phrases": [
"be confronted with something",
"find yourself confronted by something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to face somebody so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation",
"sensetop": "confront somebody",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber."
},
{
"text": "Confronted by an angry crowd, the police retreated."
},
{
"text": "The demonstrators found themselves confronted by a line of police, blocking the road."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to make somebody face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation",
"sensetop": "confront somebody with somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship."
},
{
"text": "These texts constantly confront the reader with their demanding claims."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to have something in front of you that you have to deal with or react to",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌnt/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfront__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌnts/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfronts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌntɪd/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfronted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfronting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌnt/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfront__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌnts/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfronts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌntɪd/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfronted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/",
"audio": "xc/confront/xconfronting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’."
}