front A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /fɹʌnt/ UK /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 Appears in Phrases (7) See all front seat a seat at the front, especially in a vehicle Adjective + noun front cover the outer front face of a book, magazine, or document Adjective + noun front door the main entrance door at the front of a building Adjective + noun cold front a mass of cold air advancing and displacing warmer air, typically bringing rain or storms Adjective + noun front porch a covered entrance area at the front of a house Adjective + noun front stance a martial-arts stance with one leg forward and weight directed toward it Noun + noun Proverbs (1) See all It's what's up front that counts 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 Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # front **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɹʌnt/ **IPA (UK):** /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