frond
frond

front


Definition: Meaning of, front in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / frʌnt /

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front fronts
  1. part that is furthest forward the front the part of something that is furthest forward in the direction that it is facing or moving
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  2. side that faces forward the front the front of something is the side or surface that faces forward
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  3. most important side the front the most important side or surface of something, that you look at first
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  4. building the front the most important side of a building, where you go in
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  5. in front of somebody/something further forward than someone or something
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  6. in front of somebody/something facing someone or something
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  7. in front of somebody/something outside a building, near its entrance
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  8. in front of somebody/something if you say or do something in front of someone, you do it where they can see or hear you
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  9. in front of somebody/something if you have problems or difficulties in front of you, you will soon need to deal with them
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  10. in front ahead of something or someone
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  11. in front winning something such as a sports match or competition [=  ahead]
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  12. in front in the area nearest the most forward part of something, or nearest the entrance to a building
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  13. on a ... front in a particular area of activity
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  14. out front British English the area near the entrance to a building
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  15. in (the) front/up front in the front part of a car, next to the driver or where the driver sits
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  16. in front of the television/TV/computer etc watching a television or using a computer
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  17. up front informal money that is paid up front is paid before work is done, or before goods are supplied
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  18. up front informal directly and clearly from the start
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  19. weather [countable] technical the place where two areas of air of different temperatures meet, often shown as a line on weather maps
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  20. sea the front British English a wide road next to the beach where people can walk for pleasure
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  21. body your front your chest, or the part of your body that faces forward
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  22. illegal activities [countable] a legal business that someone operates in order to hide the illegal activities that they are involved in
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  23. hide feelings [singular] if you put on a front, you behave in a way that is happier, braver etc than you really feel
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  24. organization [singular] used in the name of a political party or unofficial military organization
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  25. war [countable] the area where fighting happens in a war [=  front line]
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  26. church [countable] a side of a large important church building
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  1. at, on, or in the front of something
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  2. a front organization is a legal one that is run in order to hide a secret or illegal activity
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  3. technical a front vowel sound is made by raising your tongue at the front of your mouth, such as the vowel sound in 'see' [↪  back]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
front fronted fronted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fronting fronts
  1. [transitive] especially British English if someone fronts something such as a musical group or a television programme, they lead it and are the person that the public sees most
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  2. [transitive usually passive] British English if a building or area of land is fronted by something or fronts onto it, it faces that thing
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  3. be fronted by/with something to be covered or decorated at the front with something
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front used in phrases

  • Animal Liberation Front
    1. a British organization that protests against using animals in scientific EXPERIMENT s, such as testing drugs or COSMETICS
  • Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (noun)
    1. a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change
  • International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders (noun)
    1. a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh
  • Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front (noun)
    1. a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO
  • Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front (noun)
    1. a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party
  • Moranzanist Patriotic Front (noun)
    1. a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs
  • Moro Islamic Liberation Front (noun)
    1. a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases
  • National Front, the
    1. a small extreme RIGHT-WING political party in Britain which believes that white people should have more rights than black and Asian people who live in the UK
  • National Liberation Front of Corsica (noun)
    1. a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism
  • Palestine Liberation Front (noun)
    1. a terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border
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front used in phrasal verbs

  • front for (phrasal verb)
    1. front for someone/something to be a person or company that hides an illegal or secret activity for another person or organization
  • front up (phrasal verb)
    1. to arrive or appear somewhere
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