āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
out front
/ËaĘt fÉšËĘnt/
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§
at a place right outside the main door or entrance of a building
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There's a person outfront asking for directions to the main hall.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļā§
in the public area of a theater or performance venue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
If you go outfront during intermission, you'll see the stars of the play mingling.
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻšāĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do n't hold back, tell me what you really think outfront.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ (āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§).
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§
in the leading position or ahead of others in a race, contest, or competition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team stayed out front throughout the competition.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
out front
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ
candid, frank, and direct, openly addressing issues without hesitation
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She gave an out-front answer, making her position clear to everyone.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
