The difference between Deal with and Face

When used as verbs, deal with means to handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression, whereas face means to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).


Face is also noun with the meaning: the front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deal with and Face

  1. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.

    Examples:

    "This book deals with incest."

  2. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To take action with respect to (someone or something).

    Examples:

    "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students."

  3. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To consider, as an example.

    Examples:

    "Let us deal with the case of China."

  4. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.

    Examples:

    "We deal with having just a gallon of gas. Thankfully he'd dealt with such issues before, so he had all the necessary experience."

  5. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.

    Examples:

    "I can deal with this crew of workers."

  6. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To behave in a certain way towards.

    Examples:

    "He deals fairly with his employees."

  1. Face as a noun (anatomy):

    The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.

    Examples:

    "The monkey has a pretty face."

  2. Face as a noun:

    One's facial expression.

    Examples:

    "Why the sad face?"

  3. Face as a noun:

    The public image; outward appearance.

    Examples:

    "The face of this company.  nowrap He managed to show a bold face despite his embarrassment."

  4. Face as a noun:

    The frontal aspect of something.

    Examples:

    "The face of the cliff loomed above them."

  5. Face as a noun (figurative):

    Presence; sight; front.

    Examples:

    "to fly in the face of danger;  nowrap to speak before the face of God"

  6. Face as a noun:

    The directed force of something.

    Examples:

    "They turned to boat into the face of the storm."

  7. Face as a noun:

    Good reputation; standing in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).

  8. Face as a noun:

    Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.

  9. Face as a noun:

    The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.

    Examples:

    "a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face'"

  10. Face as a noun (geometry):

    Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron. More generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

  11. Face as a noun:

    Any surface; especially a front or outer one.

    Examples:

    "Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.  nowrap They climbed the north face of the mountain.  nowrap She wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth."

  12. Face as a noun:

    The numbered dial of a clock or watch, the clock face.

  13. Face as a noun (slang):

    The mouth.

    Examples:

    "Shut your face!  nowrap He's always stuffing his face with chips."

  14. Face as a noun (slang):

    Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.

    Examples:

    "I'll be out in a sec. Just let me put on my face."

  15. Face as a noun (slang, professional wrestling):

    A baby face: a headlining wrestler whose in-ring persona is embodying heroic or virtuous traits.

    Examples:

    "The fans cheered on the face as he made his comeback."

  16. Face as a noun (cricket):

    The front surface of a bat.

  17. Face as a noun (golf):

    The part of a golf club that hits the ball.

  18. Face as a noun (cards):

    The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).

  19. Face as a noun:

    The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

  20. Face as a noun (typography):

    A typeface.

  21. Face as a noun:

    Mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.

  22. Face as a noun (computing):

    An interface.

  23. Face as a noun:

    The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek McElrath"

  1. Face as a verb (transitive, of a person or animal):

    To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

    Examples:

    "'Face the sun."

  2. Face as a verb (transitive, of an object):

    To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).

    Examples:

    "Turn the chair so it faces the table."

  3. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

  4. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to have to face this sooner or later."

  5. Face as a verb (intransitive):

    To have the front in a certain direction.

    Examples:

    "The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany."

  6. Face as a verb (transitive):

    To have as an opponent.

  7. Face as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

    To be the batsman on strike.

  8. Face as a verb (obsolete):

    To confront impudently; to bully.

  9. Face as a verb:

    To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.

    Examples:

    "a building faced with marble"

  10. Face as a verb:

    To line near the edge, especially with a different material.

    Examples:

    "to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress"

  11. Face as a verb:

    To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

  12. Face as a verb (engineering):

    To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.