- on or at the front of something
- (British English) the front garden
- (North American English) the front yard
- the front wheels of the car
- the front cover of the book
- We had seats in the front row.
- an animal’s front legs
- front teeth
- a front-seat passenger
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- (phonetics) (of a vowel) produced with the front of the tongue in a higher position than the back, for example /iː/ in English compare back, central
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons, front- ‘forehead, front’.
Idioms
See front in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee front in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishon the front burner
- (informal, especially North American English) (of an issue, a plan, etc.) being given a lot of attention because it is considered important
- Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good.
on the front foot (especially British English)
- at an advantage
- They allowed the home side to get on the front foot right at the start.
- taking positive steps to achieve something
- He has been firmly on the front foot, calling for politicians and police to intervene.
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