Definition of "confront"

confront

/kənˈfɹʌnt/

verb
third-person singular simple present confronts, present participle confronting, simple past and past participle confronted
1. (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
2. (transitive) To deal with.
3. (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
5. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
6. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
7. (transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.