faced Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deal with (something unpleasant) head on
    confront; face up; face.
    • You must confront your problems
    • He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
  2. verb oppose, as in hostility or a competition
    confront; face.
    • You must confront your opponent
    • Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
    • The two enemies finally confronted each other
  3. verb be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
    front; look; face.
    • The house looks north
    • My backyard look onto the pond
    • The building faces the park
  4. verb be opposite
    face.
    • the facing page
    • the two sofas face each other
  5. verb turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
    face.
    • Turn and face your partner now
  6. verb present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
    confront; present; face.
    • We confronted him with the evidence
    • He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
    • An enormous dilemma faces us
  7. verb turn so as to expose the face
    face.
    • face a playing card
  8. verb line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
    face.
    • face the lapels of the jacket
  9. verb cover the front or surface of
    face.
    • The building was faced with beautiful stones
  10. adjective having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
    • a neatly faced terrace

WordNet


Faced adjective
Definitions
  1. Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.

Webster 1913