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FACE UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deal with (something unpleasant) head on

Example:

He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes

Synonyms:

confront; face; face up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "face up" is one way to...):

approach; go about; set about (begin to deal with)

Verb group:

confront; face; present (present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "face up"):

tackle; take on; undertake (accept as a challenge)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

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