front
/fɹʌnt/ verb C2- To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
- To face, be opposite to.
- To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
He/she/it fronts · Past fronted · Past participle fronted · -ing form fronting
Verb forms
- Base form
- front
- He/she/it
- fronts
- Past
- fronted
- Past participle
- fronted
- -ing form
- fronting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
As I looked at the deep-set windows and the long sweep of the dull-coloured, water-lapped front, I felt that no more fitting scene could be set for such a tragedy.
It was a good-sized hammer which had been lying on the rug in front of the fireplace—a substantial, workmanlike hammer.
Lying across his chest was a curious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawed off a foot in front of the triggers.
“You sat in front of his writing desk?”
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