front
/fɹʌnt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Front means: relating to or located in the front.
Synonyms for front28
noun, as in the side that is forward or prominent
noun, as in the line along which opposing armies face each other
noun, as in a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
noun, as in a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
noun, as in the immediate proximity of someone or something
verb, as in be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
verb, as in confront bodily
adjective, as in relating to or located in the front
also used for front
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Opposites of front
What does front mean?13
adjective
relating to or located in the front“the front lines”
verb
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to“The house looks north”
confront bodily“breast the storm”
noun
the side that is forward or prominent
the line along which opposing armies face each other
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals“he was a charter member of the movement”
the immediate proximity of someone or something“she blushed in his presence”
the outward appearance of a person“he put up a bold front”
the side that is seen or that goes first
a sphere of activity involving effort“the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front”
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer“he walked to the front of the stage”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with front?8
Front in a sentence
- This building looks large from the front, but not from the side.CK
- You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.Dejo
- Jiro, who had never cried in front of anyone before, started bawling.CP
- All of a sudden, three dogs appeared in front of us.CK
- When my bicycle hit the rock, the front tire blew out.CM
- Form a line, keeping one meter away from the person in front of you.AlanF_US
- He walked back and forth in front of the door, hesitating to enter.unknown
- Moreover, when viewed from the side, the front teeth are protruding.fcbond
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of front
as a noun
- plural
- fronts
as a verb
- past tense
- fronted
- present participle
- fronting
- third-person singular
- fronts