Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look in the face

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
look in the -face
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confront with courage, without fear.

Transitive verb

verb

To relate to someone without shame, or as having made similar achievements or dealt with similar adversity.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

looks in the face (present, singular) looking in the face (participle, present) looked in the face (participle, past) looked in the face (past)

Questions

What does look in the face mean?
To confront with courage, without fear.

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