"come up against" meaning in All languages combined

See come up against on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: comes up against [present, singular, third-person], coming up against [participle, present], came up against [past], come up against [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> up against}} come up against (third-person singular simple present comes up against, present participle coming up against, simple past came up against, past participle come up against)
  1. (transitive) To face (someone, something) in a match, problem, competition or fight. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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