face
🇺🇸
/feɪs/
🇬🇧
/feɪs/
noun
A1
the front of your head with eyes, nose, and mouth
She has a happy face.
A1
the look on someone's face
His face showed he was sad.
A2
a person of a certain kind
Many new faces came to the party.
B2
having a certain kind of face
The kind-faced man helped her.
B2
the side or surface of something
The rock face was steep.
R
the front of a clock or watch
The clock face showed the time.
R
the main character of something
The new law changed the face of the city.
R
a particular side of something
She is the public face of the team.
verb
B1
to be opposite or look toward something
The house faces the park.
B1
to have to deal with a situation
We must face this problem.
B1
to accept something difficult
He will face the results of his actions.
B1
to feel unable to deal with something
I can't face another long meeting.
R
to talk to someone despite difficulty
I need to face my boss about the mistake.
R
to cover a surface with another material
The wall was faced with stone.
translation
the front of your head with eyes, nose, and mouth; the look on someone's face; a person of a certain kind; having a certain kind of face; the side or surface of something; the front of a clock or watch; the main character of something; a particular side of something
to be opposite or look toward something; to have to deal with a situation; to accept something difficult; to feel unable to deal with something; to talk to someone despite difficulty; to cover a surface with another material
Word Forms
3rd Present
faces
Past
faced
Perfect
faced
Progressive
facing
Plural
faces