Definitions for face-to-face
face-to-face

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. face-to-faceadverb

   in each other's presence

   "a face-to-face encounter"

2. face-to-faceadverb

   within each other's presence

   "she met the president face-to-face"

3. face-to-face, oppositeadverb

   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"

4. face to faceadverb

   involving close contact; confronting each other

   "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"

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1. face-to-faceadjective

   having the front parts facing each other.

2. face-to-faceadjective

   without intervening persons; involving direct communication between persons in each other's presence; -- of conversation or confrontation; as, face-to-face negotiations.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. face-to-faceadverb

   While physically present.

2. face-to-faceadjective

   In one another's presence.

3. Etymology: face + to + face

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1. face-to-face

   Face-to-face is a term that describes interaction or communication that occurs directly and in person, rather than via a medium such as telephone, email, or internet. It is often used to indicate personal and direct contact between two or more individuals who are physically present in the same location.

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1. Face-to-face

   The face-to-face relation is a concept in the French philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas' thought on human sociality. It means that, ethically, people are responsible to one-another in the face-to-face encounter. Specifically, Lévinas says that the human face "orders and ordains" us. It calls the subject into “giving and serving” the Other. Face-to-face is similar to Mikhail Bakhtin's ethical concept in art and answerability and Martin Heidegger's concept of the authentic guilt as opposed to an inauthentic other. Lévinas' phenomenological account of the "face-to-face" encounter serves as the basis for his ethics and the rest of his philosophy. For Lévinas, "Ethics is the first philosophy." Lévinas argues that the encounter of the Other through the face reveals a certain poverty which forbids a reduction to Sameness and, simultaneously, installs a responsibility for the Other in the Self. Lévinas' account of the face-to-face encounter bears many similarities to Martin Buber's "I and Thou" relation. Its influence is also particularly pronounced in Jacques Derrida's ethical writings.

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1. face-to-face

   Present with a person or people in a room.

   Many social enterprises use technology where it is appropriate, other times they choose face-to-face meetings.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 30, 2020  

How to pronounce face-to-face?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of face-to-face in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of face-to-face in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of face-to-face in a Sentence

1. Mario Botta:

   To build a church nowadays is to come face to face with millenary history and, whether I like it or not, I find myself (confronting) these historical issues.

2. Francesa Circosta:

   Covid has made us really grateful for what life was like before the pandemic. We took this for granted. Sitting in a classroom with a teacher, being able to talk to our professors everyday face to face, and that all changed when the pandemic hit.

3. Sara Azari:

   I didn't see her face to face, and can’t say for sure what was or wasn’t on her face; however, she has had lengthy face-to-face contact with building personnel, who have confirmed that on at least two separate occasions following the alleged incident and before Friday’s [temporary restraining order] hearing. She had no make-up and no bruises on her face.

4. Adam Ozimek:

   You're going to see weaker demand for jobs that involve a lot of face-to-face interaction.

5. Lori Lightfoot:

   They need to stop beautifying Lake Shore Drive and do something for these people. Lake Shore Drive is beautiful enough. [W]hat we need is for the union to come back to the table to bargain in good faith, spend the time actually getting a deal done, face to face with us, and not off to the side in a caucus.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=face-to-face
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=face-to-face
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Face-to-Face
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=face-to-face