- face*/*/*/
- [feɪs]
noun [C]
I
1) the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth areShe wiped her face.[/ex]He had a big smile on his face.[/ex]The ball hit me in the face.[/ex]2) a side of somethingthe mountain's north face[/ex]the faces of a coin/cube[/ex]3) a personThere were a lot of famous faces at the party.[/ex]Look out for a couple of new faces in the team.[/ex]4) the way that something appears to peopleplayers who changed the face of tennis[/ex]This is the new face of banking in America.[/ex]•face down — with the front or face towards the ground[/ex]face to face — 1) in a situation where you are talking to another person directly[/ex]It would be better if we talked face to face.[/ex]I came face to face with his mother.[/ex]
— 2) in a situation where you are forced to deal directly with a problem
Her work brings her face to face with human suffering.[/ex]face up — with the front or face upwards[/ex]in the face of — in an unpleasant or difficult situation[/ex]They won in the face of stiff competition from all over the country.[/ex]lose face — to lose people's respect[/ex]make/pull a face — to put a silly or rude expression on your face, or an expression that shows that you dislike someone or something[/ex]on the face of it — used for saying that something appears to be true, although it may not be true[/ex]He didn't have to pay any rent, so on the face of it he didn't need much money.[/ex]save face — to avoid seeming stupid or feeling embarrassed[/ex]a compromise that allows both sides to save face[/ex]save face — to avoid being embarrassed or losing people's respect[/ex]to sb's face — if you say something to someone's face, you say it to them directly[/ex]See:blue I,egg I,face-to-face,fly I,in-your-face,pretty II,straight IIIverbface */*/*/[feɪs]1) [I/T] to have your face or front towards someone or somethingThe two men faced each other across the table.[/ex]I turned to face the sun.[/ex]My room faces north.[/ex]2) [T] if you face a problem, or if it faces you, you have to deal with itThe country is now faced with the prospect of war.[/ex]Many of the shipyard workers face losing their jobs.[/ex]3) [T] to accept that a bad situation exists and try to deal with itShe had to face the fact that she still missed him.[/ex]4) [T] to talk to someone when this is difficult or embarrassingI'll never be able to face her again after what happened.[/ex]5) [T] to compete against someoneWilliams will face Capriati for the title.[/ex]•can't face sth — spoken to not want to do something because it is too difficult or unpleasant[/ex]He couldn't face the washing-up, so he left it until the morning.[/ex]can't face doing sth I just can't face attending another conference.[/ex]let's face it — spoken used before saying something that people might not want to accept, although it is true[/ex]Let's face it, we played badly today.[/ex]- face up to sth
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.