front Definition - English Dictionary | front Explanations and Pronunciations

NounPLfrontsSUF-front

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path […]. It twisted and turned, [ …] and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights.

Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training.

Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia. ‎

(slang, hotels, dated) The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation.

(transitive) To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

(linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.

(intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).

So when I tell people where I'm from and check their reactions, I know in my heart I'm just frontin’. Because the way and where I lived then pales when compared to the way and where many youths are living today.

Adjective

Located at or near the front.
1. The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.

More Examples

Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Put your book in front where it will be easier to reach.
- Terry, almost inevitably, made his mark on the game when he headed Chelsea back in front seconds before the interval, sending a scrambled finish past Szczesny from Lampard's corner.
- Well-to-do citizens, both Reformed and Catholic, also backed down and withdrew their demands, forming a united front to suppress the revolt in the cities, either through hardhandedness or appeasement.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Andrey Arshavin equalised with a superb volley into the corner before Nicklas Bendtner coolly fired Arsenal in front.
- The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.
- They decided to reface their cabinets, putting new doors and fresh paint just on the fronts.

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