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- Dictionaryface to face/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
adjective
- 1. (of a situation) characterized by having those involved close together and facing each other: "a face-to-face conversation"
adverb
- 1. so as to be close together and facing each other: "the two men stood face to face"
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FACE-TO-FACE definition: 1. directly, meeting someone in the same place: 2. directly experiencing or having to deal with a…. Learn more.
The meaning of FACE-TO-FACE is within each other's sight or presence. How to use face-to-face in a sentence.
phrase B2. If you come face to face with someone, you meet them and can talk to them or look at them directly. We were strolling into the town when we came face to face with Jacques Dubois. [+ with] It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two men. See full dictionary entry for face.
1. In each other's presence, opposite one another; in direct communication. For example, The two chairmen sat face to face, or It's time his parents met the teacher face to face. [Mid-1300s] 2. Confronting each other, as in We were face to face with death during the avalanche. [Late 1800s] See also: face, to.
Face-to-face describes an interaction that takes place in person, as opposed to over the phone or online, as in Instead of emailing back and forth, let’s meet face-to-face in my office this afternoon.
B1. directly, meeting someone in the same place: We need to talk face-to-face. She came face-to-face with the gunman as he strode into the playground. (Definition of face-to-face from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of face-to-face. in Chinese (Traditional) 面對面（地）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Doing something face-to-face means it's happening in close proximity to another person. When you're meeting face-to-face with your teacher, the two of you are together and speaking directly to each other. As an adverb or adjective, face-to-face describes in-person interactions.
