Confront

Pronunciation: /kənˈfrʌnt/

Definitions of confront

verb to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

Example Sentences

A1 She must confront her fear of spiders.

A2 I confronted my neighbor about the noise coming from their apartment.

B1 The manager decided to confront the employee about their poor performance.

B2 The detective confronted the suspect with the evidence.

C1 The politician was confronted by the media about his controversial statements.

C2 The CEO confronted the board members about the company's declining profits.

Examples of confront in a Sentence

formal The manager decided to confront the employee about their performance issues.

informal I need to confront my roommate about leaving dirty dishes in the sink.

slang I'm going to confront that guy who keeps spreading rumors about me.

figurative Sometimes we have to confront our fears in order to grow as individuals.

Grammatical Forms of confront

• past tense: confronted
• plural: confronts
• comparative: more confrontational
• superlative: most confrontational
• present tense: confront
• future tense: will confront
• perfect tense: have confronted
• continuous tense: is confronting
• singular: confront
• positive degree: confront
• infinitive: to confront
• gerund: confronting
• participle: confronting

Origin and Evolution of confront

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'confront' originated from the Latin word 'confrontare', which means 'to stand face to face with'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'confront' has evolved to not only mean facing someone or something directly but also to refer to dealing with a difficult situation or problem in a direct manner.