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facing facts

facing facts is the present participle and gerund of face facts.

Meaning of face facts

Verb

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

  1. To accept what is true, especially when it is undesirable.
    • The Home Member said they could not refuse to face facts and Mr. S. R, Das, Law Member, said the partial co-operation which had been received from the Swarajists in the House had been forced out of them by their minority position there.1828, The Indian Year Book, volumes 12-17, page 765

Questions about facing facts

What is facing facts the present participle and gerund of?
Facing facts is the present participle and gerund of face facts.

Words near facing facts in the dictionary

  1. facilized
  2. facilizes
  3. facilizing
  4. facing
  5. facing down
  6. facing facts
  7. facing off
  8. facing out
  9. facing points
  10. facing the facts
  11. facing the music

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