face-to-face
/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ेस ट फ़ेस
आमने-सामने का, प्रत्यक्ष
Core word
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[only before noun]
involving people who are close together and looking at each other
आमने-सामने का, प्रत्यक्ष
- a face-to-face meeting with the minister
- Online classes cannot fully replace face-to-face teaching.
- The company prefers face-to-face interviews to phone calls.
+ 2 more examples
- They had a long face-to-face talk after the match.
- Face-to-face communication helps build trust.
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~ (with sb/sth)
close to and looking at somebody or something
आमने-सामने, रूबरू
- The two leaders met face to face for the first time.
- She turned the corner and came face to face with a tiger.
- The two friends met face-to-face at the railway station.
+ 2 more examples
- The candidates will meet face-to-face in the debate.
- For the first time, he stood face-to-face with his childhood hero.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
face-to-face + noun (adjective)
Before a noun, it describes meetings or contact in which people are in the same place, as opposed to phone or online contact.
संज्ञा से पहले यह ऐसी मुलाकात या बातचीत को बताता है जिसमें लोग एक ही जगह हों, फोन या ऑनलाइन नहीं।
- Radhika preferred a face-to-face interview to a video call.
- The company needs more face-to-face meetings.
verb + face to face (adverb)
After a verb, it means directly, close enough to look at each other; no hyphens are used when it follows a verb.
क्रिया के बाद इसका अर्थ आमने-सामने होता है; ऐसी स्थिति में आमतौर पर hyphen नहीं लगते।
- The two rivals finally sat face to face.
- They talked face to face for an hour.
come / be face to face with + noun
To meet or confront something, often something frightening or difficult.
किसी चीज़ का सामना करना या उससे आमना-सामना होना, प्रायः डरावनी या कठिन चीज़ का।
- The trekkers came face to face with a bear.
- She was face to face with her fear of stage.
+Collocations 4
face-to-face + noun
meetinginterviewconversationcontactteachingdiscussion
- Many students still prefer face-to-face teaching to online lessons.
verb + face to face
meettalksitstandstare
- The two leaders met face to face for the first time.
come / be face to face with
dangerdeathrealitythe enemya tiger
- During the flood, villagers came face to face with real danger.
adjective + face-to-face
directpersonalinformalprivate
- They had a private face-to-face talk after the match.
“More examples 6
- The bank asks every new customer to attend a face-to-face verification.
बैंक हर नए ग्राहक से आमने-सामने सत्यापन के लिए उपस्थित होने को कहता है।
- I would rather tell her the news face to face.
मैं यह खबर उसे आमने-सामने बताना पसंद करूँगा।
- The candidates sit face to face with the interview panel.
उम्मीदवार साक्षात्कार पैनल के ठीक सामने बैठते हैं।
- Face-to-face conversation builds trust faster than messages.
आमने-सामने की बातचीत संदेशों की तुलना में भरोसा तेज़ी से बनाती है।
- Turning the corner, he came face to face with his old teacher.
मोड़ मुड़ते ही उसका अपने पुराने शिक्षक से आमना-सामना हो गया।
- The company prefers face-to-face meetings for important decisions.
कंपनी महत्वपूर्ण निर्णयों के लिए आमने-सामने की बैठकों को प्राथमिकता देती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I met him face to face with yesterday.
✓ I met him face to face yesterday.
'Face to face' as an adverb needs no 'with' unless a noun follows directly.
Adverb के रूप में 'face to face' के बाद 'with' नहीं लगता, जब तक सीधे कोई संज्ञा न आए।
✗ She came face to face to a snake on the path.
✓ She came face to face with a snake on the path.
The correct preposition is 'with', not 'to'.
सही preposition 'with' है, 'to' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
come face to face with sth
to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation directly
(किसी कठिन सच्चाई या स्थिति का) सीधा सामना करना
- In the village, the students came face to face with real poverty.
- Sooner or later, you will have to come face to face with your fears.
§Grammar and usage
Write face-to-face with hyphens before a noun, as in a face-to-face interview, but face to face without hyphens as an adverb, as in they met face to face.
Noun से पहले hyphen के साथ face-to-face लिखते हैं, जैसे a face-to-face interview, लेकिन adverb के रूप में बिना hyphen के face to face लिखते हैं, जैसे they met face to face।