English Dictionary

confront

IPA（発音記号）

/kənˈfɹʌnt/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with / (transitive) To deal with. / (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.

日本語の意味

～に直面する、直面して対処する / （競争や敵対、反抗において）立ち向かう、対抗する / ～に取り組む、関わる、対応する / ～を相手にさせる、対峙させる

During the debate, the candidate refused to confront his opponent directly.

討論中、その候補者は相手に直接対峙することを拒否した。

意味（1）

(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with

It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.

意味（2）

(transitive) To deal with.

confront a problem

意味（3）

(transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.

We should confront him about the missing money.

意味（4）

(transitive) To come up against; to encounter.

Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.

意味（6）

(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

意味（7）

(transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

confronts （ present singular third-person ）

confronting （ participle present ）

confronted （ participle past ）

confronted （ past ）