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confronteth

confronteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of confront.

Meaning of confront

Verb

confront (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.
    • It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.
    Synonyms:
    oppose, challenge
  2. (transitive) To deal with.
    • confront a problem
    Synonyms:
    tackle
  3. (transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
    • We should confront him about the missing money.
  4. (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
    • Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.
  5. (intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
  6. (transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.

See all 7 meanings of confront

Origin of confronteth

confront + -eth

Questions about confronteth

What is confronteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Confronteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of confront.

Words near confronteth in the dictionary

  1. confronted one's demons
  2. confronter
  3. confronters
  4. confrontes
  5. confrontest
  6. confronteth
  7. confronting
  8. confronting one's demons
  9. confrontive
  10. confrontment
  11. confrontments

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