suočavati

1. (suočavati se sa + instr.) to face; to be confronted with
   Svakog dana se suočavamo sa novim problemima. — Every day we face new problems.
   Mladi se često suočavaju sa nezaposlenošću. — Young people are often confronted with unemployment.
2. (someone with someone/something) to confront
   Istražitelji ga suočavaju sa svedocima. — The investigators are confronting him with the witnesses.

Mostly used with se and sa + instr.; the perfective is suočiti.