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1. Involving close contact; confronting each other
   "they spoke face to face"

1. Within each other's presence
   "she met the president face-to-face"
    
2. Directly facing each other
   "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"
   - opposite

1. In each other's presence
   "a face-to-face encounter"

See also: personal

Encyclopedia: Face to face