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looked in the face

looked in the face is the simple past and past participle of look in the face.

Meaning of look in the face

Verb

look in the face (third-person singular simple present looks in the face, present participle looking in the face, simple past and past participle looked in the face)

  1. (transitive) To confront with courage, without fear.
  2. (transitive) To relate to someone without shame, or as having made similar achievements or dealt with similar adversity.

Questions about looked in the face

What is looked in the face the simple past and past participle of?
Looked in the face is the simple past and past participle of look in the face.

Words near looked in the face in the dictionary

  1. looked for number one
  2. looked for trouble
  3. looked forward to
  4. looked in
  5. looked in on
  6. looked in the face
  7. looked into
  8. looked it
  9. looked like
  10. looked like a bomb had hit it
  11. looked like one swallowed a bug

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