Overview of adj face-to-face

The adj face-to-face has 1 sense

• face-to-face -- (in each other's presence; "a face-to-face encounter")

Overview of adv face-to-face

The adv face-to-face has 2 senses

• face-to-face -- (within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-face")


• face-to-face, opposite -- (directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table")

The adv face to face has 1 sense

• face to face -- (involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face")