Also spelled a-front
Homophones
adv
prep
Freq #410043
Meanings
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1
adv
archaic or dialectal: in front or face to face
The guide walked afront while the others followed in single file.
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2
prep
archaic or dialectal: in front of
The rider stopped afront the waiting crowd.
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Etymology
Formed from a- + front. The prefix here creates an adverb or preposition of position, as in aboard and ahead; the word now survives chiefly in historical and dialectal writing.