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I. face [feɪs] N

1. face a. ANAT:

face
a happy/sad face
a smiling face
to tell sth to sb's face

2. face:

face (front) of building
face of coin
face (of clock)
face of mountain

3. face (respect, honour, respectibility):

face
face
to lose face
to lose face
to save face

Phrases:

if your face fits you will get the job Brit inf
on the face of it

II. face [feɪs] VB trans

1. face (point in the direction of, turn towards):

face

2. face (confront):

face
to face the facts

3. face archit:

face

4. face fashion:

face

Phrases:

to face the music inf
to face the music inf

III. face [feɪs] VB intr

about face!

face-to-face ADV

face-to-face
face-to-face
face-to-face
to come face-to-face with sth/sb
to discuss sth face-to-face with sb

about-face [əˈbaʊtfeɪs] N Am, Aus, about-turn [əˈbaʊttɜ:n, Am -tɜ:rn] N Aus, Brit

1. about-face:

about-face

2. about-face fig:

about-face

coal face N

coal face

face cream N no pl

face cream

face powder N no pl

face powder

face value N

1. face value econ:

face value

2. face value fig:

rock face N

rock face

face up to VB intr

to face up to sth
you must face up to the fact that …
Present
Iface
youface
he/she/itfaces
weface
youface
theyface
Past
Ifaced
youfaced
he/she/itfaced
wefaced
youfaced
theyfaced
Present Perfect
Ihavefaced
youhavefaced
he/she/ithasfaced
wehavefaced
youhavefaced
theyhavefaced
Past Perfect
Ihadfaced
youhadfaced
he/she/ithadfaced
wehadfaced
youhadfaced
theyhadfaced