confront

To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

It is important that police officers learn to deescalate situations in which someone confronts them aggressively.

To deal with.

confront a problem

To bring someone face to face with something.

We should confront him about the missing money.

To come up against; to encounter.

Inter Milan are to confront Juventus in the final.

To engage in confrontation.