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face-to-face — in person; directly meeting someone without any intermediary

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in person; directly meeting someone without any intermediary

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/

Example Sentences

  • After 100 video calls, they finally decided to meet face-to-face, only to realize they both forgot how to make eye contact.
  • The job interview will be conducted face-to-face at our headquarters.
  • Nothing beats a face-to-face apology when you've eaten your roommate's leftover pizza.

face-to-face

ADVERB

[/ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/]

in person; directly meeting someone without any intermediary

in person; directly meeting someone without any intermediary
💡 Concept

in person; directly meeting someone without any intermediary

After the long race through space, finally meeting face-to-face!
🎵 Rhyme

After the long race through space, finally meeting face-to-face!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/

🌳Etymology

Rootface

🎵Rhyme

placecasespacerace
place
case
space
race

🔗Collocations

face-to-face meeting
face-to-face conversation
face-to-face interview
talk face-to-face
meet face-to-face
face-to-face discussion

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“After 100 video calls, they finally decided to meet face-to-face, only to realize they both forgot how to make eye contact.”

“The job interview will be conducted face-to-face at our headquarters.”

😄 Fun example

“Nothing beats a face-to-face apology when you've eaten your roommate's leftover pizza.”

“Students prefer face-to-face classes over online lectures for better interaction.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

in persondirectlypersonallyone-on-one

Antonyms

remotelyvirtuallyindirectly

Related

meetingconversationinterviewdiscussioncontact

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