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face

US /feɪs/

noun, verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company may face serious challenges if demand continues to fall.

Word Family

NounNoun
face gốc facial facing
VerbVerb
face gốc
AdjectiveAdj
fatty facial
AdverbAdv
fatally facially

Synonyms

  • confrontoppose, as in hostility or a competition
  • encountera minor short-term fight

Collocations

  • Easy wash your face
    to wash your face, meaning to clean with some chemical process
  • Medium face stiff competition
    to confront or deal with directly regarding stiff competition
  • Hard face legal repercussions
    to confront or deal with directly regarding legal repercussions
  • Very Hard lose face in international negotiations
    to lose face in international negotiations, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

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