front A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /fɹʌnt/ See IPA manual Freq #506 Meanings 1 noun The part of something that faces forward or is nearest the viewer. I walked to the front of the stage. 2 noun The side of a building with the main entrance. There is a small garden at the front of the house. 3 noun A particular area of activity or effort. There has been good progress on the diplomatic front. 4 noun The boundary between two masses of air, which often brings a change in weather. A cold front is moving in, so expect heavy rain tonight. Thesaurus Synonyms fore ↔ Opposites backlastrear Word family Forms frontedfrontingfronts Derived forms afrontanafrontback-to-frontbattlefrontbeachfrontbifrontblockfrontbowfrontbreakfrontbristlefrontbuttonfrontcatafront Related forms affronteffrontery Common collocations front seat Adjective + noun front cover Adjective + noun front door Adjective + noun cold front Adjective + noun front porch Adjective + noun front stance Noun + noun united front Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”). Doublet of frons. front Middle English frōns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # front **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɹʌnt/ **Frequency rank:** 506 ## Meanings 1. The part of something that faces forward or is nearest the viewer. 2. The side of a building with the main entrance. 3. A particular area of activity or effort. 4. The boundary between two masses of air, which often brings a change in weather. ## Examples - I walked to the front of the stage. - There is a small garden at the front of the house. - There has been good progress on the diplomatic front. - A cold front is moving in, so expect heavy rain tonight. ## Synonyms - fore ## Antonyms - back - last - rear ## Derived Forms - afront - anafront - back-to-front - battlefront - beachfront - bifront - blockfront - bowfront - breakfront - bristlefront - buttonfront - catafront ## Related Forms - affront - effrontery ## Roots and Affixes - Root: front - Root: frōns ## Etymology From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”). Doublet of frons. ## AI Etymology Front comes from Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”). Doublet of frons. In current use, the main senses are “The part of something that faces forward or is nearest the viewer” and “The side of a building with the main entrance”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown