- to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- to present for acknowledgment, contradiction, etc.; set face to face:They confronted him with evidence of his crime.
- to face and deal with boldly or directly: The city refuses to confront the real reason for the housing shortage.
- to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing: The two long-separated brothers confronted each other speechlessly.
- to be in one's way: the numerous obstacles that still confronted him.
- to bring together for examination or comparison.
- to present or face (with something), esp in order to accuse or criticize
- to face boldly; oppose in hostility
- to be face to face with; be in front of
- to bring together for comparison
