front

1 of 4

noun

ˈfrənt

: forehead

also : the whole face

: external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity

a(1)

: vanguard

(2)

: a line of battle

(3)

: a zone of conflict between armies

b(1)

: a stand on an issue : policy

(2)

: an area of activity or interest

progress on the educational front

(3)

: a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives

especially : a political coalition

: a side of a building

especially : the side that contains the principal entrance

: the forward part or surface

b(1)

: frontage

(2)

: a beach promenade at a seaside resort

: dickey sense 1a

: the boundary between two dissimilar air masses

archaic : beginning

a(1)

: a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing

(2)

—used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellhop

: a position of leadership or superiority

: a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent

: a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige

front

2 of 4

verb

fronted; fronting; fronts

intransitive verb

: to have the front or principal side adjacent to something

also : to have frontage on something

a ten-acre plot fronting on a lake

Current Biography

: to act or serve as a cover or front (see front entry 1 sense 7a) for something or someone

… a new initiative targeting brothels and massage parlors fronting for sex trafficking rings.

St. John Barned-Smith

US, informal : to assume a fake or false personality to conceal one's true identity and character

Don't front, don't put something out there that you feel isn't realistic and doesn't portray who you are.

Chloë Grace Moretz

Look, we all know you got your heart broken. Stop fronting and write a love song.

Allison Keyes

transitive verb

: confront

went to the woods because I wished … to front only the essential facts of life

H. D. Thoreau

: to appear before

daily fronted him in some fresh splendor

Alfred Tennyson

: to be in front of

a lawn fronting the house

: to be the leader of (a musical group)

appeared as a soloist and fronted bands

: to face toward or have frontage on

the house fronts the street

: to supply a front to

fronted the building with bricks

: to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward

: to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence

basketball : to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket

: to give (someone) the money, material, etc. needed to do something : advance sense 7

She fronted them a loan to get the start-up going.

front

3 of 4

adjective

: of, relating to, or situated at the front

: acting as a front

front company

: articulated at or toward the front of the oral passage

front vowels

: constituting the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course

front adverb

front

4 of 4

abbreviation

frontispiece

Example Sentences

Noun the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all Verb The house fronts Main Street. The house fronts on Main Street. He is now fronting a different band. He fronts a talk show. Adjective There's a small statue on the front lawn. He keeps his wallet in his front pocket. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The glow from winning the opening game will fade away quickly in the home opener if the team doesn’t get started on the right foot in front of the Arrowhead crowd.

Ed Easton Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Tom Jenks, from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, said the horses were specially trained, including how to handle weeping mourners, as well as flowers and flags being tossed in front of the procession.

Mike Corder, Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Claffey, who was driving in front of Brady, died the following day, an incident report states.

Rosana Hughes, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Their breakthrough came on a scrum in front of goal following a throw-in.

Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Close to home: The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a decades-old law that prohibited unions from organizing picketing in front of public officials’ homes and workplaces.

Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Grenadier and Scots guards dressed in red uniforms and tall bearskin caps marched in front of the procession, while a band played funeral marches from Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Chopin.

Max Colchester, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Armenian opposition supporters and relatives of servicemen wounded in border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan gather in front of the parliament to call for the Armenian prime minister's resignation, in Yerevan on September 13, 2022.

Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Unlike traditional facelifts, which can leave behind tell-tale plastic surgery scars in front of the ears and require serious recovery time, the Ponytail Lift hides a handful of tiny incisions behind the ears and hairline.

Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022

Verb

But for the most part, the Sluggers front the cost themselves.

The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022 Latifah went on to front her popular CBS series The Equalizer, while Pinkett Smith launched her Facebook talk series Red Table Talk.

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Nigo has made history as the first Japanese designer to front the house since Takada, who died in 2020.

Thomas Adamson, ajc, 26 June 2022 Tom Hanks is also set to front another movie adaptation of Pinocchio, as Disney will release its Robert Zemeckis–directed live-action film Sept. 8 on Disney+.

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 July 2022 The four vertical slabs that dominate the Guidestones are inscribed back and front with 10 principles, each side in a different modern language.

Devon M. Sayers And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 7 July 2022 By Zero, headed to Los Angeles in 2012 to front the Secret Seven and expand into voice acting work for advertising clients like Taco Bell and Dr. Pepper.

A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 June 2022 Laurie, apparently enamored with this plan, agrees to front her a suitcase stuffed with $10,000 worth of drugs.

Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 24 Jan. 2022 Any sports bettor who can afford to front an initial investment is well set up to enjoy the latest sign-up offer from Caesars Sportsbook.

Xl Media, cleveland, 9 July 2022

Adjective

That creates stiff competition for front-line tax-enforcement workers, the revenue agents who conduct audits and the revenue officers who collect unpaid taxes.

Richard Rubin, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian troops advanced 70 kilometers (43 miles) in less than a week, resulting in part of Russia's front-line collapse in Ukraine's northeast, with large numbers of Russian troops forced to retreat.

Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Many front-line workers in retail, restaurants, education and health care who worked throughout the pandemic — often putting their health and well-being at risk — say their jobs are becoming even tougher as vacancies pile up.

Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Many front-line workers in retail, restaurants, education and health care who worked throughout the pandemic - often putting their health and well-being at risk - say their jobs are becoming even tougher as vacancies pile up.

Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 Governments are most often the ones contracting these groups to strengthen their war capabilities and assist in a multitude of military tasks, from providing intelligence to fighting in front-line operations.

Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2022 During her tenure, Saddler took on the heroin epidemic and the morphed fentanyl crisis with a front-line, public health position.

The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2022 The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Saturday claimed major gains in a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country's northeast, saying Ukrainian troops had cut off vital supplies to front-line hotspot.

Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Union efforts at Amazon and Starbucks have gained momentum in recent months, fueled by the spotlight that the pandemic put on health and safety risks for front-line workers.

Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

front 1 of 3

noun

ˈfrənt

: the forward part or surface

the front of a shirt

I stood at the front of the line.

: a region in which active warfare is taking place

: the boundary between bodies of air at different temperatures

a cold front

front

2 of 3

verb

fronted; fronting

: face entry 2 sense 1

Their cottage fronts the lake.

front

3 of 3

adjective

: situated at the front

front legs

the front door

front 1 of 3

adjective

as in frontal

being at or in the part of something opposite the back part visitors use the front door, but family knows to go around to the side entrance

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

frontal
anterior
fore
forward
ventral
frontwards
frontward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rear
hind
posterior
hinder
after
aft
dorsal
rearward
hindmost

front

2 of 3

noun

as in facade

a forward part or surface the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window

Synonyms & Similar Words

facade
outside
forehead
forepart
face
surface
façade
skin
veneer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

back
rear
reverse
inside
interior
rearward
innards

as in show

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

facade
show
guise
pose
act
pretense
façade
semblance
airs
disguise
masquerade
charade
cloak
performance
playacting
appearance
pretence
image
pretext
portrayal
persona
camouflage
put-on
gloss
impersonation
deception
double cross
duplicity
deceit
betrayal
excuse
color
affectation
treachery
fraud
dissembling
fakery
perfidy
guile
treason
falseness
dissimulation
faithlessness
falsity
unfaithfulness
infidelity
double-dealing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sincerity
directness
frankness
forthrightness
candor
bluntness
outspokenness
straightforwardness
plainspokenness
genuineness
candidness
artlessness
naïveté
openheartedness
naiveté
naivete

as in area

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence are we making any progress on the marketing front?

Synonyms & Similar Words

area
walk
element
department
field
realm
domain
sphere
circle
kingdom
arena
province
terrain
specialty
line
territory
game
precinct
discipline
business
confine
subject
firmament
bailiwick
study
frontier
fief
barony
demesne
fiefdom
scope
width
reach
pursuit
profession
turf
sweep
occupation
racket
breadth
extent
vocation
amplitude
dimension(s)
compass
ambit
ken
subfield
subspecialty

front

3 of 3

verb

as in to face

to stand or sit with the face or front toward the apartment complex fronts the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

face
border
rim
dominate
overlook
look (toward)
point (toward)
margin
touch
fringe
neighbor
meet
bound
abut
skirt
adjoin
command
look down (on)

单词	front
释义	front 1 of 4 noun ˈfrənt 1 a : forehead also : the whole face b : external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity 2 a(1) : vanguard (2) : a line of battle (3) : a zone of conflict between armies b(1) : a stand on an issue : policy (2) : an area of activity or interest progress on the educational front (3) : a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives especially : a political coalition 3 : a side of a building especially : the side that contains the principal entrance 4 a : the forward part or surface b(1) : frontage (2) : a beach promenade at a seaside resort c : dickey sense 1a d : the boundary between two dissimilar air masses 5 archaic : beginning 6 a(1) : a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing (2) —used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellhop b : a position of leadership or superiority 7 a : a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent b : a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige front 2 of 4 verb fronted; fronting; fronts intransitive verb 1 : to have the front or principal side adjacent to something also : to have frontage on something a ten-acre plot fronting on a lake Current Biography 2 a : to act or serve as a cover or front (see front entry 1 sense 7a) for something or someone … a new initiative targeting brothels and massage parlors fronting for sex trafficking rings. St. John Barned-Smith b US, informal : to assume a fake or false personality to conceal one's true identity and character Don't front, don't put something out there that you feel isn't realistic and doesn't portray who you are. Chloë Grace Moretz Look, we all know you got your heart broken. Stop fronting and write a love song. Allison Keyes transitive verb 1 a : confront went to the woods because I wished … to front only the essential facts of life H. D. Thoreau b : to appear before daily fronted him in some fresh splendor Alfred Tennyson 2 a : to be in front of a lawn fronting the house b : to be the leader of (a musical group) appeared as a soloist and fronted bands 3 : to face toward or have frontage on the house fronts the street 4 : to supply a front to fronted the building with bricks 5 a : to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward b : to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence 6 basketball : to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket 7 : to give (someone) the money, material, etc. needed to do something : advance sense 7 She fronted them a loan to get the start-up going. front 3 of 4 adjective 1 a : of, relating to, or situated at the front b : acting as a front front company 2 : articulated at or toward the front of the oral passage front vowels 3 : constituting the first nine holes of an 18-hole golf course front adverb front 4 of 4 abbreviation frontispiece Phrases in front of : directly before or ahead of out front : in the audience Synonyms Noun facade façade face forehead forepart Verb face look (toward) point (toward) Adjective anterior fore forward frontal frontward frontwards See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all Verb The house fronts Main Street. The house fronts on Main Street. He is now fronting a different band. He fronts a talk show. Adjective There's a small statue on the front lawn. He keeps his wallet in his front pocket. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun The glow from winning the opening game will fade away quickly in the home opener if the team doesn’t get started on the right foot in front of the Arrowhead crowd. Ed Easton Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Tom Jenks, from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, said the horses were specially trained, including how to handle weeping mourners, as well as flowers and flags being tossed in front of the procession. Mike Corder, Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Claffey, who was driving in front of Brady, died the following day, an incident report states. Rosana Hughes, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Their breakthrough came on a scrum in front of goal following a throw-in. Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Close to home: The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a decades-old law that prohibited unions from organizing picketing in front of public officials’ homes and workplaces. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Grenadier and Scots guards dressed in red uniforms and tall bearskin caps marched in front of the procession, while a band played funeral marches from Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Chopin. Max Colchester, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Armenian opposition supporters and relatives of servicemen wounded in border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan gather in front of the parliament to call for the Armenian prime minister's resignation, in Yerevan on September 13, 2022. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Unlike traditional facelifts, which can leave behind tell-tale plastic surgery scars in front of the ears and require serious recovery time, the Ponytail Lift hides a handful of tiny incisions behind the ears and hairline. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Verb But for the most part, the Sluggers front the cost themselves. The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022 Latifah went on to front her popular CBS series The Equalizer, while Pinkett Smith launched her Facebook talk series Red Table Talk. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Nigo has made history as the first Japanese designer to front the house since Takada, who died in 2020. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 26 June 2022 Tom Hanks is also set to front another movie adaptation of Pinocchio, as Disney will release its Robert Zemeckis–directed live-action film Sept. 8 on Disney+. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 July 2022 The four vertical slabs that dominate the Guidestones are inscribed back and front with 10 principles, each side in a different modern language. Devon M. Sayers And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 7 July 2022 By Zero, headed to Los Angeles in 2012 to front the Secret Seven and expand into voice acting work for advertising clients like Taco Bell and Dr. Pepper. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 June 2022 Laurie, apparently enamored with this plan, agrees to front her a suitcase stuffed with $10,000 worth of drugs. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 24 Jan. 2022 Any sports bettor who can afford to front an initial investment is well set up to enjoy the latest sign-up offer from Caesars Sportsbook. Xl Media, cleveland, 9 July 2022 Adjective That creates stiff competition for front-line tax-enforcement workers, the revenue agents who conduct audits and the revenue officers who collect unpaid taxes. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian troops advanced 70 kilometers (43 miles) in less than a week, resulting in part of Russia's front-line collapse in Ukraine's northeast, with large numbers of Russian troops forced to retreat. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Many front-line workers in retail, restaurants, education and health care who worked throughout the pandemic — often putting their health and well-being at risk — say their jobs are becoming even tougher as vacancies pile up. Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Many front-line workers in retail, restaurants, education and health care who worked throughout the pandemic - often putting their health and well-being at risk - say their jobs are becoming even tougher as vacancies pile up. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 Governments are most often the ones contracting these groups to strengthen their war capabilities and assist in a multitude of military tasks, from providing intelligence to fighting in front-line operations. Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2022 During her tenure, Saddler took on the heroin epidemic and the morphed fentanyl crisis with a front-line, public health position. The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2022 The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Saturday claimed major gains in a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country's northeast, saying Ukrainian troops had cut off vital supplies to front-line hotspot. Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Union efforts at Amazon and Starbucks have gained momentum in recent months, fueled by the spotlight that the pandemic put on health and safety risks for front-line workers. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, front, from Latin front-, frons First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Adjective 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing front drop front front and center fly front front bench front burner front dive front desk front end front-end load front-end loader front line front-load front man front matter front nine front money front-runner front room front to back front-wheel drive front yard home front in front in the front rank occluded front on the front burner on the home front put one foot in front of the other put up a brave front put up a good/brave front polar front shock front shop front stationary front united front up front wave front back to front swell-front front-page front parlor the home front cold front front office out front popular front front-page news warm front in front of someone's eyes in front of See More drop front front and center fly front front bench front burner front dive front desk front end front-end load front-end loader front line front-load front man front matter front nine front money front-runner front room front to back front-wheel drive front yard home front in front in the front rank occluded front on the front burner on the home front put one foot in front of the other put up a brave front put up a good/brave front polar front shock front shop front stationary front united front up front wave front back to front swell-front front-page front parlor the home front cold front front office out front popular front front-page news warm front in front of someone's eyes in front of See More Kids Definition front 1 of 3 noun ˈfrənt 1 : the forward part or surface the front of a shirt I stood at the front of the line. 2 : a region in which active warfare is taking place 3 : the boundary between bodies of air at different temperatures a cold front front 2 of 3 verb fronted; fronting : face entry 2 sense 1 Their cottage fronts the lake. front 3 of 3 adjective : situated at the front front legs the front door Legal Definition front noun : something or someone (as a person or group) used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual person or organization in control front 1 of 3 adjective as in frontal being at or in the part of something opposite the back part visitors use the front door, but family knows to go around to the side entrance Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance frontal anterior fore forward ventral frontwards frontward Antonyms & Near Antonyms rear hind posterior hinder after aft dorsal rearward hindmost See More front 2 of 3 noun 1 as in facade a forward part or surface the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window Synonyms & Similar Words facade outside forehead forepart face surface façade skin veneer Antonyms & Near Antonyms back rear reverse inside interior rearward innards See More 2 as in show a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all Synonyms & Similar Words facade show guise pose act pretense façade semblance airs disguise masquerade charade cloak performance playacting appearance pretence image pretext portrayal persona camouflage put-on gloss impersonation deception double cross duplicity deceit betrayal excuse color affectation treachery fraud dissembling fakery perfidy guile treason falseness dissimulation faithlessness falsity unfaithfulness infidelity double-dealing Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincerity directness frankness forthrightness candor bluntness outspokenness straightforwardness plainspokenness genuineness candidness artlessness naïveté openheartedness naiveté naivete See More 3 as in area a region of activity, knowledge, or influence are we making any progress on the marketing front? Synonyms & Similar Words area walk element department field realm domain sphere circle kingdom arena province terrain specialty line territory game precinct discipline business confine subject firmament bailiwick study frontier fief barony demesne fiefdom scope width reach pursuit profession turf sweep occupation racket breadth extent vocation amplitude dimension(s) compass ambit ken subfield subspecialty front 3 of 3 verb as in to face to stand or sit with the face or front toward the apartment complex fronts the ocean Synonyms & Similar Words face border rim dominate overlook look (toward) point (toward) margin touch fringe neighbor meet bound abut skirt adjoin command look down (on) Phrases Containing front front line put up a front in front of front line put up a front in front of
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