face
/feɪ̯s/ verb A2- To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something). · Face the sun.
- To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else). · Turn the chair so it faces the table.
- To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards. · I've put out the stock and broken down the boxes, it's just facing left to do.· In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.
- To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect. · We are facing an uncertain future.
- To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable. · I'm going to have to face this sooner or later.
- To have the front in a certain direction. · The seats in the carriage faced backwards.
- To have as an opponent. · Real Madrid face Juventus in the quarter-finals.
He/she/it faces · Past faced · Past participle faced · -ing form facing
Verb forms
- Base form
- face
- He/she/it
- faces
- Past
- faced
- Past participle
- faced
- -ing form
- facing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.
Gardiner, looking at the picture; “it is a handsome face.
Elizabeth walked on in quest of the only face whose features would be known to her.
Darcy, with such a smile over the face, as she remembered to have sometimes seen, when he looked at her.
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