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Detailed Translations for confront from English to Dutch

confront:

to confront verbe (confronts, confronted, confronting)

  1. to confront (compare; compare with; compare to; equate)
    vergelijken; compareren; tegenover elkaar stellen; bij elkaar houden

Conjugations for confront:

present
  1. confront
  2. confront
  3. confronts
  4. confront
  5. confront
  6. confront
simple past
  1. confronted
  2. confronted
  3. confronted
  4. confronted
  5. confronted
  6. confronted
present perfect
  1. have confronted
  2. have confronted
  3. has confronted
  4. have confronted
  5. have confronted
  6. have confronted
past continuous
  1. was confronting
  2. were confronting
  3. was confronting
  4. were confronting
  5. were confronting
  6. were confronting
future
  1. shall confront
  2. will confront
  3. will confront
  4. shall confront
  5. will confront
  6. will confront
continuous present
  1. am confronting
  2. are confronting
  3. is confronting
  4. are confronting
  5. are confronting
  6. are confronting
subjunctive
  1. be confronted
  2. be confronted
  3. be confronted
  4. be confronted
  5. be confronted
  6. be confronted
diverse
  1. confront!
  2. let's confront!
  3. confronted
  4. confronting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for confront:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bij elkaar houden compare; compare to; compare with; confront; equate hold together; solidify
compareren compare; compare to; compare with; confront; equate
tegenover elkaar stellen compare; compare to; compare with; confront; equate face with
vergelijken compare; compare to; compare with; confront; equate compare
- face; face up; present
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bring face to face

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Related Definitions for "confront":

  1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on1
    • You must confront your problems1
  2. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize1
    • We confronted him with the evidence1
  3. oppose, as in hostility or a competition1
    • You must confront your opponent1
    • The two enemies finally confronted each other1
  4. be face to face with1
    • The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume1

Wiktionary Translations for confront:

confront
verb
  1. To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to
  2. To set a thing side by side with; to compare
  3. To something bring face to face with
  4. To come up against; to encounter
  5. To deal with
  6. To engage in confrontation
  7. To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance
confront
phrase
  1. tegengaan, het hoofd bieden
verb
  1. iemand laten zien wat diegene heeft gedaan

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
confront bezwaar hebben tegen; standhouden; weerstaan; zich verzetten; het hoofd bieden affronterattaquer de front avec hardiesse, avec intrépidité.
confront confronteren confrontermettre des personnes en présence les unes des autres, pour voir si elles convenir d'un fait dont il s’agir.