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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

If a problem or difficult situation confronts you, you have to deal with it

Here is a one definition of "confront". "If a problem or difficult situation confronts you, you have to deal with it."

But I cannot understand enough the example. "The problems confronting the church." Does it refer to " The problems related to churchs are waiting to be solved" ?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

" = the problems of the church; the problems which the church has

— Mister Micawber

  • " = the problems of the church; the problems which the church has
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"The problems confronting the church." = the problems of the church; the problems which the church has
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Mister Micawber"The problems confronting the church." = the problems of the church; the problems which the church has
Thank you but should we also understand from it that related problems are waiting to be solved immediately because they put the church in a hard, difficult position.

Thank you.
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hhttshould we also understand from it that related problems are waiting to be solved immediately because they put the church in a hard, difficult position.
You cannot read that into the isolated sentence. More context may make that point, but it is not in the phrase itself.
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