Face to face
adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody. not-comparable
"He sounds intimidating over the phone, but if you meet him face to face you will find he is a friendly enough fellow."
- 2 Closely encountering (a thing or situation). broadly, not-comparable
"Finally, there I was, face to face with death."
Adverb
- 1 involving close contact; confronting each other wordnet
- 2 within each other's presence wordnet
- 3 directly facing each other wordnet
Example
More examples"He sounds intimidating over the phone, but if you meet him face to face you will find he is a friendly enough fellow."