face-to-face

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face-to-face

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face + to + face

noun face-to-faces · face to face

A meeting, especially a meeting between two people conducted in person as opposed to a meeting conducted at a distance through technology. "If you want to have a face-to-face with Charlie?" I asked W.R., "Why invite the rest of us?"

adjective face to face

not comparable In one another's presence. a face-to-face meeting

adverb face to face

not comparable While physically present. I came face-to-face with her on the battlefield recently. Resistance vs. Roekaar. My favorite mother looked at me with the kindness and empathy that I remembered… then she shot me.

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adj in another's presence

Español	faz a faz, cara a cara
中文	面對面 /面对面 miànduìmiàn, 當面 /当面 dāngmiàn
हिन्दी	रूबरू rūbrū
Português	cara-a-cara
Deutsch	unter vier Augen
Русский	личный ličnyj, с глазу на глаз s glazu na glaz

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@misc{face_to_face_2026,
  title = {face-to-face},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/face-to-face},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}