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face-to-face

fa·ce·to·face

US/ˈfeɪstuˈfeɪs/ fairly common
adverb (3) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

within each other''s presence

  • “she met the president face-to-face”
2.

involving close contact; confronting each other

  • “the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner”
  • “they spoke facel to face”
Synonyms
3.

directly facing each other

  • “the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table”
  • “lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street”
  • “they sat opposite at the table”
Synonyms

adjective

1.

in each other''s presence

  • “a face-to-face encounter”
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Origin

face + to + face

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