"face the facts" meaning in All languages combined

See face the facts on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-face the facts.ogg Forms: faces the facts [present, singular, third-person], facing the facts [participle, present], faced the facts [participle, past], faced the facts [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} face the facts (third-person singular simple present faces the facts, present participle facing the facts, simple past and past participle faced the facts)
  1. Alternative form of face facts Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: face facts
    Sense id: en-face_the_facts-en-verb-2Dlgic0T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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