front
front
frƌnt
frant
/frƌnt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "front"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the part or surface of an object that is faced forward, seen first, or used first
front definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The front of the car was dented after the accident.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻĄā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ

the front face of a large building, particularly a church
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The front of the historic courthouse was adorned with tall columns and an imposing pediment.
āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ imposing āĻĒ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ

the most forward position in a battle or conflict, where fighting is happening
front definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Soldiers were stationed at the front to defend the area.
āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻŽā§‹āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ

an outward appearance or demeanor that a person presents
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her cheerful front at the party hid the sadness she was carrying inside.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĢ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϞ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ– āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻž āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§āĻ›āĻĻ

a person or thing that hides the true nature or identity of something, often used to conceal illegal or unethical activities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She acted as a front for her brother ’s illegal activities.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§āĻ›āĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ, āĻœā§‹āϟ

a group of people or organizations working together for a common political goal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The workers ’ front called for fair wages and better working conditions.
āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻŽāϜ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āϤāϞ āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ, āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ

the point where two air masses of different temperatures meet
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A warm front brought unseasonably high temperatures and humidity to the area.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻĢā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ

a specific area or aspect of activity or concern, often used to describe different fields or domains of focus
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
On the technology front, the company has made significant advancements.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§‹āĻ°ā§āϚāĻžā§Ÿ, āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϤāĻž, āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ

the display of self-assurance or audacity, often in a way that might seem exaggerated
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His front during the meeting was impressive, but I could tell he was nervous inside.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ•, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ nervous āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϞ, āĻŽā§āĻ–

the part of the head, particularly the area from the eyes up to the hairline
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His front was covered with a worried expression as he listened to the news.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĒāĻžāϞ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–

located at or toward the forward-facing side or part of an object or space
front definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The front seats of the car offer the best view of the road.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āφāϏāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ

(of a vowel) produced with the tongue positioned towards the front of the mouth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In linguistics, front vowels are produced with the tongue closer to the teeth.
āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āϜāĻŋāĻ­ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to face someone or something boldly, often in a challenging or assertive manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Tom fronted his opponent in the debate, presenting his argument with conviction.
āϟāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to face or be positioned toward a particular direction or location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The garden fronts the main road, making it easily visible to passersby.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϏāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ, āϝāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĨāϚāĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to add a decorative or protective layer to the front side of an object or structure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The car was fronted by a sleek chrome grille.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻŽ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāϞ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to act as the primary person leading or performing for a band or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used to front the band before they decided to go their separate ways.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be the main person who leads or presents a broadcast or show
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He has been asked to front the new evening news program.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžā§āϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ›āĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to act in a way that conceals one’s real emotions or character, often to impress or deceive others
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was just fronting to fit in with the crowd.
āϏ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻžāύāϏāχ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§āĻ›āĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to act as a false or misleading outward appearance that hides the true purpose or activity behind it
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fake charity was set up to front for a money laundering scheme.
āϜāĻžāϞ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒāĻžāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§āĻ›āĻĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give someone the money or supplies they need to start something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She fronted them a large sum to launch their new venture.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϟāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

frontage
frontal
frontal
front
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