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Meaning of front

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

front

Pronunciation:/fɹʌnt//fɹʌnt/

noun

Definitions

  1. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

  2. The side of a building with the main entrance.

  3. A field of activity.

  4. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

    Example: Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.

verb

Definitions

  1. To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.

  2. To face, be opposite to.

  3. To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

  4. To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Located at or near the front.

    Example: The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.

  2. Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).

    Example: The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects.