Front Definition

frŭnt
fronted, fronting, fronts
noun
fronts
The forehead.
Webster's New World
A position of leadership or superiority.
American Heritage
Attitude or appearance, as of the face, indicating state of mind; external behavior when facing a problem, etc.
To put on a bold front.
Webster's New World
The part of something that faces forward or is regarded as facing forward; most important side; forepart.
Webster's New World
An appearance, usually pretended or assumed, of social standing, wealth, etc.
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adjective
At, to, in, on, or of the front.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, aimed at, or located in the front.
The front lines; the front row; front property on Lake Tahoe.
American Heritage
Designating vowels produced at or toward the front of the oral cavity, such as the vowels of green and get.
American Heritage
Articulated with the tongue in a position toward the front of the mouth.
Webster's New World

(comparable, phonetics) Of a vowel pronounced near the tip of the tongue.

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verb
fronted, fronting, fronts
To face in a certain direction.
A castle fronting on the sea.
Webster's New World
To face; be opposite to.
Webster's New World

To act as a front.

Webster's New World
To be before in place.
Webster's New World
To meet; confront.
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interjection
Used by a desk clerk in a hotel to summon a bellhop.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Frontispiece.
Webster's New World
other

(The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves): (nautical) bow (of a ship)

Wiktionary
idiom
front and center
  • In the most prominent position.
American Heritage
front and center
  • (in or to) a central place at the front of a group or row
  • (in or into) any prominent or conspicuous position
Webster's New World
in front of
  • before; in a position ahead of
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Front

Noun

Singular:
front
Plural:
fronts

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Origin of Front

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin frōns front- forehead, front

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons (“forehead”).

    From Wiktionary

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