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# confront

verb (confront, confronts, confronted, confronting)

«confront» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To confront someone is to face them, often to argue or talk about a problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#m1)
2. To confront a problem or danger is to deal with it instead of avoiding it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#m2)
3. If a problem confronts you, you have to face it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you might confront a friend who took your things, or confront your fear of the dark. In stories, the hero finally confronts the villain. In safety, never confront a dangerous person or animal — get away and tell an adult. Phrases: confront someone about, confront a fear, be confronted with.

### Examples

- She confronted her brother about the missing chocolate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#x1)
- The knight confronted the dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#x2)
- You have to confront your fears to beat them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#x3)
- We were confronted with a huge pile of homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#x4)
- The teacher confronted the problem of bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#x5)
- Don't confront a burglar — call the police. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. The noun is «confrontation» (an angry face-to-face argument). «Confront» is stronger than «talk to» and often suggests anger or courage.

## In Jewish tradition

In these texts it means to meet in a hostile way, to come against someone, often in battle or trouble.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads these psalms as David's cry for God to meet his enemies and save him.

### Examples

- The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me. (Prophets 2SA.22.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confront/#x1)
- They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me. (Prophets 2SA.22.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confront/#x2)
- Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword; (Writings PSA.17.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confront/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb. The noun is «confrontation» (an angry face-to-face argument). «Confront» is stronger than «talk to» and often suggests anger or courage.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «confront» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confront/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«confront» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confront.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «confront» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confront/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«confront» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/confront.html) on Mova free.