Complete Definition of "head-on"

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English
Adjective
head-on
#idiom direct|Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.
#:a head-on approach to a problem
#Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.
#:Getting into a head-on collision is dangerous.

Noun
head-on
#A collision from the front.
#:He was injured in a head-on with a larger vehicle.

Usage notes
The adjective is also head on, especially when appearing after the verb, as in
:She likes to tackle problems head on.

Derived terms

head-on collision

Translations

Russian: лобовой adj, в лоб(1), лоб в лоб(2) adv

vi:head-on
zh:head-on

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