Meaning of "confront" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONFRONT

From Medieval Latin confrontārī to stand face to face with, from frons forehead.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONFRONT

confront  [kənˈfrʌnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFRONT

Confront is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb confront in English.

WHAT DOES CONFRONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of confront in the English dictionary

The first definition of confront in the dictionary is to present or face, esp in order to accuse or criticize. Other definition of confront is to face boldly; oppose in hostility. Confront is also to be face to face with; be in front of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONFRONT

PRESENT

Present

I confront

you confront

he/she/it confronts

we confront

you confront

they confront

Present continuous

I am confronting

you are confronting

he/she/it is confronting

we are confronting

you are confronting

they are confronting

Present perfect

I have confronted

you have confronted

he/she/it has confronted

we have confronted

you have confronted

they have confronted

Present perfect continuous

I have been confronting

you have been confronting

he/she/it has been confronting

we have been confronting

you have been confronting

they have been confronting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I confronted

you confronted

he/she/it confronted

we confronted

you confronted

they confronted

Past continuous

I was confronting

you were confronting

he/she/it was confronting

we were confronting

you were confronting

they were confronting

Past perfect

I had confronted

you had confronted

he/she/it had confronted

we had confronted

you had confronted

they had confronted

Past perfect continuous

I had been confronting

you had been confronting

he/she/it had been confronting

we had been confronting

you had been confronting

they had been confronting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will confront

you will confront

he/she/it will confront

we will confront

you will confront

they will confront

Future continuous

I will be confronting

you will be confronting

he/she/it will be confronting

we will be confronting

you will be confronting

they will be confronting

Future perfect

I will have confronted

you will have confronted

he/she/it will have confronted

we will have confronted

you will have confronted

they will have confronted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been confronting

you will have been confronting

he/she/it will have been confronting

we will have been confronting

you will have been confronting

they will have been confronting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would confront

you would confront

he/she/it would confront

we would confront

you would confront

they would confront

Conditional continuous

I would be confronting

you would be confronting

he/she/it would be confronting

we would be confronting

you would be confronting

they would be confronting

Conditional perfect

I would have confront

you would have confront

he/she/it would have confront

we would have confront

you would have confront

they would have confront

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been confronting

you would have been confronting

he/she/it would have been confronting

we would have been confronting

you would have been confronting

they would have been confronting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you confront
we let´s confront
you confront

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to confront

Past participle

confronted

Present Participle

confronting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONFRONT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «confront» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of confront

accost · afflict · beard · bedevil · brave · call out · challenge · deal with · defy · encounter · face · face up to · oppose · perplex · perturb · stand up to · tackle · trouble

TRANSLATION OF CONFRONT

Find out the translation of confront to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of confront from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confront» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 面临
• Translator English - Spanish: hacer frente a
• English: confront
• Translator English - Hindi: सामना
• Translator English - Arabic: مواجهة
• Translator English - Russian: противостоять
• Translator English - Portuguese: enfrentar
• Translator English - Bengali: মুখোমুখি
• Translator English - French: confronter
• Translator English - Malay: Berhadapan
• Translator English - German: konfrontieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 直面する
• Translator English - Korean: 직면하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngadhepi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đối đầu
• Translator English - Tamil: எதிர்கொள்ள
• Translator English - Marathi: समोर असणे
• Translator English - Turkish: karşısına çıkmak
• Translator English - Italian: confrontare
• Translator English - Polish: skonfrontować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: протистояти
• Translator English - Romanian: confrunte
• Translator English - Greek: αντιμετωπίσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: konfronteer
• Translator English - Swedish: konfrontera
• Translator English - Norwegian: konfrontere

10 QUOTES WITH «CONFRONT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word confront.

1

Ayad Akhtar

Sooner or later we've all got to confront the reality that we have got to come to understand who we are and what we're doing, and the extent to which we are guided or manipulated by forces that are beyond our control.

2

Isabel Allende

A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and the people I love the most in the mirror of the blank screen. In a memoir, feelings are more important than facts, and to write honestly, I have to confront my demons.

3

Kirstie Alley

It's amazing how coke encompasses everything in your life. Addicts cannot confront life because they only think of their next hit. I ruined life for my parents, my sister and all my friends.

4

Criss Angel

One of the most gratifying things I get as an artist is when people watch me do these different demonstrations, and they in some way feel empowered by what I'm doing so they can confront their own fears. Maybe it's the fear of getting in an elevator; maybe it's the fear of going on a plane and seeing the world.

5

Adam Arkin

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.

6

Alan Ball

I guess in America we're so sold on this ideal of the perfect, well-adjusted family that is able to confront any conflict and, with true love and understanding, work things through. I'm sure they do exist, but I never knew any of them.

7

Roland Barthes

To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.

8

Martha Beck

Once we're willing to confront our emotional suffering, we begin making choices based on attraction instead of aversion, love instead of fear. Where we used to think about what was 'safe,' we now become interested in doing what seems right or fun or meaningful or ripe with possibilities.

9

David Bowie

Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.

10

David Brooks

This death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so many to engage in a sort of mental diversion. They don't want to confront this horror. So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFRONT»

Discover the use of confront in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confront and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use ...

A comprehensive assessment of Obama's foreign-policy challenges and achievements addresses big-picture questions pertaining to the 44th President's first term, from the outcomes of radically different approaches to American national ...

David E. Sanger, 2013

Caring Enough to Confront: How to Understand and Express ...

Whether in family, church or work relationships, Caring Enough to Confront gives readers the tools to make the most of every conflict.

David Augsburger, 2010

Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer

This book tells the stories of seven people with a distinct perspective on cancer. Experts on medical ethics, personal experience showed them how little they knew about the real world of serious illness.

Rebecca Dresser, 2012

Confront!: Resistance in Nazi Germany

This book represents the spectrum of these forms of resistance and illustrates the courage of those who dared to confront the Nazi government.

John J. Michalczyk, 2004

Scientists Confront Creationism: Intelligent Design and Beyond

From leading scientists, lawyers, and educators--a decisive rebuttal to those who undermine science in the name of religion.

Andrew J. Petto, Laurie R. Godfrey, 2008

Emotions: Confront the Lies. Conquer with Truth.

Revealing God’s original purpose for emotions and wisely exposing the root of all negative emotions, Dr. Stanley touches the hearts of readers as he teaches them how to find joy and fulfillment in the God-given gift of emotions.

Charles F. Stanley, 2013

Moving Mountains: Communities Confront Mining and Globalization

Transnational mining companies are key agents of corporate globalization. They are often larger than national economies, and dominate governments, local peoples and their environments.

Geoffrey Russell Evans, James Goodman, Nina Lansbury, 2002

Back Off!: How To Confront And Stop Sexual Harassment And ...

Women who have stopped harassment share successful retaliatory tactics, including administrative solutions in the workplace and formal lawsuits, and offer nine elements of a nonviolent direct confrontation. Original.

Martha Langelan, 1993

African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000

Contributors to this volume explore African American women’s life experiences in the West, their influences on the experiences of the region’s diverse peoples, and their legacy in rural and urban communities from Montana to Texas and ...

Quintard Taylor, Shirley Ann Wilson Moore, 2008

Hakka Chinese Confront Protestant Christianity, 1850-1900: ...

The autobiographies of eight pioneer Chinese missionaries featured in this book offer an unusual opportunity to view village life and customs in Guangdong during the mid-nineteenth century by providing details on Hakka death and burial ...

Jessie G. Lutz, Rolland Ray Lutz, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFRONT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confront is used in the context of the following news items.

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Report Finds WHO Unfit To Confront Public Health Emergencies …

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Baja California farmers confront prospect of water shortage

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WaPo Editorial: Administration's Reaction to Violations Reveals …

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Latham: There's only one way to confront hate

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Victims confront Michigan doctor who gave unnecessary …

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Smith to confront McKinnon issue

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Greek austerity vote forces Europe to confront bigger issues than …

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Fireworks injure 11; angry residents confront city officials; Cleveland …

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