Face Definition
- To accept the unpleasant consequences, especially of one's own actions.
- In opposition to or defiance of.
- From appearances alone; apparently:
On the face of it, the problem seems minor.
- To make an appearance:
Don't show your face on my property again.
- In the view or hearing of:
insulted me to my face.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Face
- face the music
- in the face
- on the face of it
- show (one's) face
- to (one's) face
- be (or get) in someone's face
- face down
- face off
- face to face
- face up
- face up to
- fly in the face of
- in someone's face
- in the face of
- make a face
- on the face of it
- pull a long face
- put a bold face on
- set one's face against
- show one's face
- to someone's face
Origin of Face
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Replaced native Middle English onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), from Old English anwlite; compare 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).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English face, from Anglo-Norman face and Old French face (Modern French face), from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin facies (“form, appearance”), from facere (“to make, do”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Vulgar Latin facia from Latin faciēs dhē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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