ˌface-to-ˈface adjective [only before noun]
a face-to-face meeting, conversation etc is one where you are with another person and talking to them:
a face-to-face interview
⇒ face to face at face¹(7)

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face to face
if two people meet or talk face to face, they meet or talk when they are both together in the same place.
I'd prefer to sort this problem out face to face rather than over the phone.

She's been writing to her cousin in Australia for years but they've never met face to face.

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face-to-face
face to face - if two people meet or talk face to face, they meet or talk when they are both together in the same place.
He's refused a face-to-face interview but he's agreed to answer our questions in a letter.
(always before noun)

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face to face
in person
I had a face-to-face meeting with my supervisor to talk about my job performance.

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face-to-face
in person, in the same location
The soccer star had a face-to-face meeting with his new team yesterday.

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face to face
adv. phr.
1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other.
Turning a corner, he found himself face-to-face with a policeman.
The two teams for the spelling bee stood face-to-face on opposite sides of the classroom.
The church and the school stand face-to-face across the street.
2. In the presence of another or others.
She was thrilled to meet the President face-to-face.
I have heard about him, but I never met him face-to-face.
Compare: IN PERSON.
3. To the point where you must do something.
■ Used with "with".
The solution of the first problem brought him face-to-face with a second problem.
Compare: UP AGAINST.

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