face-to-face

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A meeting, especially a meeting between two people conducted in person as opposed to a…

   A meeting, especially a meeting between two people conducted in person as opposed to a meeting conducted at a distance through technology.

   • "If you want to have a face-to-face with Charlie?" I asked W.R., "Why invite the rest of us?"
   • In an unprecedented move, Clifford went to Chicago to have a face-to-face with Tony's superiors.
   • It was not like Friedman didn't try to have a face-to-face with Lazar.
2. 2

   In one another's presence.

   • a face-to-face meeting
   • The complexity of having so many organisations involved, and the deep integration required, has undoubtedly tested the interpersonal skills of project leaders who have had little face-to-face contact.
3. 3

   While physically present.

   • I came face-to-face with her on the battlefield recently. Resistance vs. Roekaar. My favorite mother looked at me with the kindness and empathy that I remembered… then she shot me.

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