Magharap (en. To confront)

/maˈɡaɾap/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To go to a person or thing to communicate or lay out an issue.

We will confront the issues in the next meeting.

Maghaharap kami ng mga isyu sa susunod na pulong.

To face a person with a goal or purpose.

He needs to confront his teacher about his grades.

Kailangan niyang magharap sa kanyang guro tungkol sa kanyang mga grado.

to confront the truth

to face reality

magharap ng katotohanan

to present an argument

to lay out a point of view

magharap ng argumento

face

the part of the body or area that faces the mind or senses.

harap

confrontation

a situation where people or groups meet to discuss misunderstandings or concerns.

konfrontasyon

to pretend to be uninterested

Mark seemed to perform magic earlier, showing up uninterested in the meeting.

Parang nagma-magic si Mark kanina, nagharap na walang gana sa meeting.

to engage in small talk

We were already in front of each other but he was still talking a lot. Is he really just going to make small talk?

Nasa harap na kami pero ang dami pa rin niyang sinasabi. Talaga bang maghahharap siya?

to lay out problems

In front of me, it felt like he laid out all of his problems. Why even bring it up?

Sa kaharap ko, parang lahat ng problema niya isinalarawan. Bakit kasi maghaharap pa?