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Definition of 'Front'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) front
the foremost part or surface of anything.

2.  front
the part or side of anything that faces forward:
the front of a jacket.

3.  front
the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward:
We sat in the front of the restaurant.

4.  front
any side or face, as of a house.

5.  front
a facade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material:
a cast-iron front.

6.  front
a property line along a street or the like:
a fifty-foot front.

7.  front
a place or position directly before anything.

8.  front
a position of leadership in a particular endeavor or field:
She rose to the front of her profession.

9.  front
the foremost line or part of an army.

10.  front
a line of battle.

11.  front
the place where combat operations are carried on.

12.  front
an area of activity, conflict, or competition:
news from the business front.

13.  front
land facing a road, river, etc.; frontage.

14.  front
a distinguished person listed as an official of an organization for the sake of prestige but usu. inactive.

15.  front
a person or thing that serves as a cover or disguise for some other activity, esp. one of a secret, disreputable, or illegal nature; a blind:
The store was a front for gamblers.

16.  front
outward impression of rank, position, or wealth.

17.  front
bearing or demeanor in confronting anything:
a calm front.

18.  front
the forehead, or the entire face.

19.  front
a coalition or movement to achieve a particular end, usu. political:
the people's front.

20.  front
an article of clothing worn over the breast, as a dickey.

21.  front
an interface or zone of transition between two dissimilar air masses.

22.  front
the auditorium of a theater.

23.  front
the business offices of a theater.

24.  front
the front of the stage; downstage.

25. (adj.) front
of or pertaining to the front.

26.  front
situated in or at the front:
front seats.

27.  front
(of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue blade relatively far forward in the mouth, as either of the sounds of
tea.

28. (v.t.) front
to have the front toward; face:
Our house fronts the lake.

29.  front
to meet face to face; confront.

30.  front
to face in opposition, hostility, or defiance.

31.  front
to furnish or supply a front to:
to front a building with sandstone.

32.  front
to serve as a front to:
A long, sloping lawn fronted their house.

33.  front
to lead (a jazz or dance band).

34. (v.i.) front
to have or turn the front in some specified direction:
Our house fronts on the lake.

35.  front
to serve as a cover or disguise for another activity, esp. something of a disreputable or illegal nature:
The shop fronts for a narcotics ring.

36. (interj.) front
(used to call or command someone to come, look, etc., to the front, as in an order to troops on parade or in calling a hotel bellboy to the front desk).

37.  front
ahead of.

38.  front
outside the entrance of.

39.  front
in the presence of.

40.  front
outside the entrance.

41.  front
ahead of competitors.

42.  front
in or toward the theater audience or auditorium.

43.  front
Informal. candidly; frankly.

44.  front
in advance.

45.  front
frank; open; direct.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME frount, front < AF, OF < L frontem, acc. of frōns forehead, brow, front)

Definition of 'Front'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) front, front end, forepart
the side that is forward or prominent

2. (noun) battlefront, front, front line
the line along which opposing armies face each other

3. (noun) front
the outward appearance of a person
"he put up a bold front"

4. (noun) front
the side that is seen or that goes first

5. (noun) front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

6. (noun) front
a sphere of activity involving effort
"the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

7. (noun) front
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

8. (noun) presence, front
the immediate proximity of someone or something
"she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

9. (noun) front
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
"he walked to the front of the stage"

10. (adj) movement, social movement, front
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
"he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

11. (verb) front(a)
relating to or located in the front
"the front lines"; "the front porch"

12. (verb) front, look, face
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
"The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

13. (verb) front, breast
confront bodily
"breast the storm"

Definition of 'Front'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) front
the front
≠ back
the front of the house; the front of my sweater

2.  front
the position that is farthest forward
A few people moved to the front of the theater.; the author's name in the front of the book

3.  front
sb's front
the side of sb's body where their face is
Lie down on your front.

4.  front
the line between two different air masses that indicates a change in the weather
a cold front bringing snow to the area

5.  front
in war, the line where opposing armies meet
the western front

6.  front
in front (of)
≠ behind
the man in front of me in line; In front of her were the mountains and behind her the ocean.

7.  front
≠ behind
The horse was now in front by several lengths.

8.  front
when sb is there with you or watching you
She started talking about sex right in front of my parents.; to perform in front of an audience

9.  front
looking at a television or computer screen
Don't spend all day in front of the computer.

10.  front
out front
leading a competition
the candidate who is out front in the polls

11.  front
in a position just outside a building and a little farther forward of it
I'll meet you out front in ten minutes.

12.  front
up front
paid before goods or services are delivered
I gave him $800 up front, and I'll pay the rest later.

13. (adjective) front
≠back
the front porch; the front cover of the book; the dog's front legs

Definition of 'Front'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Front
of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view

2. (noun) Front
the forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face

3. (noun) Front
the forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front; a hardened front

4. (noun) Front
the part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army

5. (noun) Front
a position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house

6. (noun) Front
the most conspicuous part

7. (noun) Front
that which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women

8. (noun) Front
the beginning

9. (verb) Front
to oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner

10. (verb) Front
to appear before; to meet

11. (verb) Front
to face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street

12. (verb) Front
to stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church

13. (verb) Front
to adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel

14. (verb) Front
to have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east

Definition of 'Front'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Front
1. The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank. 2. The direction of the enemy. 3. The line of contact of two opposing forces. 4. When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.

Translation of 'Front'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything the front of the house; the front of the picture; (
Afrikaans: voorkant	Arabic: مُقَدِّمَة ، الشيء الأمام	Bulgarian: фасада
Brazilian: frente	Czech: průčelí; popředí; přední	German: die Vorderseite
Danish: front; facade; for-	Greek: μπροστινό μέρος, πρόσοψη,	Spanish: parte delantera, primera
Estonian: esikülg, esi-	Farsi: جلو؛ اول	Finnish: etupuoli
French: devant, première (page)	Hebrew: חֲזִית	Hindi: आगे
Croatian: prednja strana (kuce, sli	Hungarian: elülső rész; homlokzat	Indonesian: depan
Icelandic: andlit; framhlið	Italian: davanti, parte anteriore,	Japanese: 前方
Korean: 맨 앞 부분	Lithuanian: priekis; priekinis	Latvian: fasāde; priekša; priekšpu
Malay: depan	Dutch: voorkant	Norwegian: front, forside, fasade
Polish: przód, przednia część, pi	Persian: جلو؛ اول	Pashto: مخ
Portuguese: frente	Romanian: parte din faţă; prima (pa	Russian: передний план
Slovak: priečelie; popredie; pred	Slovenian: pročelje, prednja stran,	Serbian: prednji
Swedish: framsida, första[sida]	Thai: ด้านหน้า	Turkish: ön, ön taraf
Taiwanese: 前面	Ukrainian: фасад, перед	Urdu: اگلا حصہ یا رخ جو دیکھنے
Vietnamese: đằng trước	Chinese: 前面
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