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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

front end, forepart

noun, as in the line along which opposing armies face each other

battlefront, front line

noun, as in a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

figurehead, nominal head

noun, as in a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

movement, social movement

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

advance, advanced, in advance, foremost, frontmost, frontal, head-on, anterior, first, 1st, fore

also used for front

frontperson, frontman, front man, lead, prompt

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Opposites of front

What does front mean?13

adjective

1

relating to or located in the front“the front lines”

verb

1

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to“The house looks north”

2

confront bodily“breast the storm”

noun

1

the side that is forward or prominent

2

the line along which opposing armies face each other

3

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

4

a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals“he was a charter member of the movement”

5

the immediate proximity of someone or something“she blushed in his presence”

6

the outward appearance of a person“he put up a bold front”

7

the side that is seen or that goes first

8

a sphere of activity involving effort“the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front”

9

(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

10

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

one syllable

two syllables

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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