Meaning

verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on

verb oppose, as in hostility or a competition

verb be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Late Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Late Latin -iēs Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English -ed English faced From face + -ed.

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