FACE-TO-FACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does face-to-face mean? 

• FACE-TO-FACE (adjective)
  The adjective FACE-TO-FACE has 1 sense:

1. in each other's presence

  Familiarity information: FACE-TO-FACE used as an adjective is very rare.

• FACE-TO-FACE (adverb)
  The adverb FACE-TO-FACE has 2 senses:

1. within each other's presence

2. directly facing each other

  Familiarity information: FACE-TO-FACE used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACE-TO-FACE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In each other's presence

Context example:

a face-to-face encounter

Similar:

personal (concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality)

• FACE-TO-FACE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Within each other's presence

Synonyms:

face-to-face; face to face

Context example:

she met the president face-to-face

Sense 2

Meaning:

Directly facing each other

Synonyms:

face-to-face; face to face; opposite

Context example:

they sat opposite at the table

 Context examples 

Dr. Freedman then carried out specially designed face-to-face rejection experiments to account for the fact that people don't like to admit negative feelings, such as the pain of rejection.

(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Coming face-to-face with the gas giant, Juno will begin to unravel some of the greatest mysteries surrounding our solar system's largest planet, including the origin of its massive magnetosphere.

(Juno Peers Inside a Giant, NASA)

In your horoscope, your trip may be for any reason—to see family, to meet a client face-to-face, or simply to have fun on a vacation.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You likely have a contract or another paper to sign with a business client, or a buyer or seller in your personal life, and will wisely need to see the other party face-to-face.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I am not sure why you might be traveling—it could be for pure pleasure, or it might be to see a client face-to-face to get a contract signed.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Face-to-face meetings will be very effective and help you do better than if you stay in touch only by telephone or email.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)