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faces up to

faces up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of face up to.

Meaning of face up to

Verb

face up to (third-person singular simple present faces up to, present participle facing up to, simple past and past participle faced up to)

  1. To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.
    • We must all face up to the fact that we're not getting any younger.

Questions about faces up to

What is faces up to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Faces up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of face up to.

Words near faces up to in the dictionary

  1. faces that would stop a clock
  2. faces that would stop clocks
  3. faces the facts
  4. faces the music
  5. faces up
  6. faces up to
  7. facesat
  8. facesaving
  9. facesheet
  10. facesheets
  11. faceshield

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Adapted from Wiktionary: faces up to (page history and authors); face up to (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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