confront
/kənfˈɹʌnt/kuhn-FRUHNT
/kənfˈɹʌnt/kuhn-FRUHNT
Meaningto stand forehead to forehead
Common meaning: to face up to
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- frontthe forehead, the frontLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 783 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘the forehead, the front’ → confront
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin frōns ‘the forehead, the front’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry frōns, p. 783 · dictionary scan
Roots
- frōns, frontis Latin “the forehead, the front”
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