"about face" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: about faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} about face (plural about faces)
  1. Alternative form of about-face Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: about-face
    Sense id: en-about_face-en-noun-Q4uiLWqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Verb

Forms: about faces [present, singular, third-person], about facing [participle, present], about faced [participle, past], about faced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} about face (third-person singular simple present about faces, present participle about facing, simple past and past participle about faced)
  1. (military) Alternative form of about-face Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: about-face Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-about_face-en-verb-Q4uiLWqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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