face

CEFRA1

/ˈfeɪ̯s/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The front part of a person's head.

  2. 02

    verb

    To deal with a difficult situation or fact.

Examples

  • Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.

  • There was a bored expression on her face.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɛ̝ɪ̯s/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The front or visible surface of something.

  2. A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.

  3. One's facial expression.

More examples

In context

  • Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.

  • The monkey pressed its face against the railings.

  • That girl has a pretty face.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (“form, appearance”). Doublet of facies. Displaced native onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), anleth (“face”), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ansīen (“face”), Middle English neb (“face, nose”) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (“face, cheek, countenance”) (from Old English hlēor), and non-native Middle English vis (“face, appearance, look”) (from Old French vis) and Middle English chere (“face”) from Old French chere. In the sense of face as in reputation, influenced by Chinese 面子 (miànzi) or 臉／脸 (liǎn), both of which mean literally th...