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confronted
(encz) | confronted,čelený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
confronted
(encz) | confronted,konfrontovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Confronted
(gcide) | Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the
forehead or front. See Front.]
1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face
hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
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We four, indeed, confronted were with four
In Russian habit. --Shak.
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He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
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Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
--Hawthorne.
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It was impossible at once to confront the might of
France and to trample on the liberties of England.
--Macaulay.
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2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
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3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
to compare.
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When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
you the same design executed by different hands.
--Addison.
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Confronted
(gcide) | Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confronted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Confronting.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the
forehead or front. See Front.]
1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face
hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
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We four, indeed, confronted were with four
In Russian habit. --Shak.
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He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
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Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
--Hawthorne.
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It was impossible at once to confront the might of
France and to trample on the liberties of England.
--Macaulay.
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2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
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3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
to compare.
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When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
you the same design executed by different hands.
--Addison.
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