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looks in the face

looks in the face is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 looks in the face

What is looks in the face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks in the face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look in the face.

Words near looks in the face in the dictionary

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

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