faced Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on
   confront; face up; face.
   
   • You must confront your problems
   • He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
2. verb oppose, as in hostility or a competition
   confront; face.
   
   • You must confront your opponent
   • Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
   • The two enemies finally confronted each other
3. verb be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
   front; look; face.
   
   • The house looks north
   • My backyard look onto the pond
   • The building faces the park
4. verb be opposite
   face.
   
   • the facing page
   • the two sofas face each other
5. verb turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
   face.
   
   • Turn and face your partner now
6. verb present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
   confront; present; face.
   
   • We confronted him with the evidence
   • He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
   • An enormous dilemma faces us
7. verb turn so as to expose the face
   face.
   
   • face a playing card
8. verb line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
   face.
   
   • face the lapels of the jacket
9. verb cover the front or surface of
   face.
   
   • The building was faced with beautiful stones
10. adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
    
    • a neatly faced terrace

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