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- DictionaryFront/frənt/
noun
- 1. the side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something: "a page at the front of the book had been torn out"
- 2. the foremost line or part of an armed force; the furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged: "his regiment was immediately sent to the front"
adjective
- 1. of or at the front: "the front cover of the magazine"
- 2. (of a vowel sound) formed by raising the tongue, excluding the blade and tip, toward the hard palate.
verb
- 1. (of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed toward: "the houses that front Beacon Street"
- 2. provide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material: "a metal box fronted by an alloy panel"
exclamation
- 1. used to summon someone to the front or to command them to assume a forward-facing position, as in calling a bellhop to the front desk or giving orders to troops on parade: "scouts, front and center!"
Front definition: the foremost part or surface of anything.. See examples of FRONT used in a sentence.
FRONT meaning: 1. the side of something that is most important or most often seen because it faces forward: 2…. Learn more.
in front of / in the front of in front of / in the front of. In front of can mean the same as outside, but not opposite: I’ll meet you in front of/ outside your hotel. There’s a bus stop in front of the house (= on the same side of the road). There’s a bus stop opposite the house (= on the other side of the road).
5 days ago · front (third-person singular simple present fronts, present participle fronting, simple past and past participle fronted) ( intransitive, dated) To face ( on, to ); to be pointed in a given direction. ( transitive) To face, be opposite to. ( transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront .
[transitive] front something (linguistics) to give more importance to a part of a sentence by placing it at or near the beginning of the sentence, as in ‘That I would like to see.’ Word Origin Middle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons , front- ‘forehead, front’.
front meaning: 1. the side of something that faces forward: 2. the part of something that is furthest forward…. Learn more.
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