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Grammar and Linguistics > Face something, face with something??
Face something, face with something??
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Kate (kkcat)
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Face something, face with something??
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Dear colleagues,
what �s the difference between FACE sth and FACE with sth ??
I met both but dictionaries don�t give any reference about �face with �...or maybe I looked it up wrong...
Thank you in advance!!! 
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13 Sep 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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Dear Kate,
You can definitely be face to face with someone (or something) who is right in front of you, but the expression "face with something" doesn �t exist I think...
When you "face something" you don �t run away from a certain unpleasant situation, e. g. somebody wants to argue with you and even though you �re not interested at all, you stay.
Hope it helps! :))
Hugs - Silke
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13 Sep 2010
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Abdou1980
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1. �to face � is a regular verb used to denote many meanings, some of which are:
to be opposite someone or something/ to accept that a bad situation exists and u have to deal with it.
2. �be faced with/ by something� is a phrase used to mean that if a problem faces u, it is likely to happen and u have to deal with it. For more information, consult a good dictionary.
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13 Sep 2010
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Zora
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Hello Kate, 
"Face with something" means a (not so-nice) situation one must deal with/put up with/resolve ... and this verb is usually in the passive construction.
"He was faced with jail time or paying back the stolen money."
"Janna and Tom were faced with putting up with the fumes from the factory or moving house."
"The President was faced with a situation that could cause problems internally".
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13 Sep 2010
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blunderbuster
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Hi Kate,
"face with"needs an object: you can face somebody with something, examples are:
"I faced her with an angry look" (i.e. you looked at her and she saw the angry look on your face)
"It faced me with a problem" (i.e. you were confronted with, had to deal with a problem)
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"to face something/somebody" means that you confront something/somebody, also in the figurative sense.
Regards
EDIT: Zora was the faster typer or thinker ;o)
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13 Sep 2010
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yanogator
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As Linda said, "face with" is usually a passive form "to be faced with".
Bruce |
13 Sep 2010
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