What is the meaning of faced?

verb

  • Deal with (something unpleasant) head on.
    • usage: "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
  • Oppose, as in hostility or a competition.
    • usage: "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
  • Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.
    • usage: "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
  • Be opposite.
    • usage: "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
  • Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction.
    • usage: "Turn and face your partner now"
  • Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.
    • usage: "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
  • Turn so as to expose the face.
    • usage: "face a playing card"
  • Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material.
    • usage: "face the lapels of the jacket"
  • Cover the front or surface of.
    • usage: "The building was faced with beautiful stones"

adjective

  • Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination.
    • usage: "a neatly faced terrace"
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