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📖 Определения и значения для слова front

📒 the part or side of something that faces forward; the side of something that you look at first

  • The front of the building was covered with ivy.
  • The front of the car was badly damaged.
  • on the front The book has a picture of Rome on the front.

📒 the position that is directly ahead of somebody/something

  • I turned round to face the front.
  • Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead.
  • at the front of something There's a garden at the front of the house.

📒 the part of something that is furthest forward

  • The singer came to the front of the stage.
  • The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom.
  • at the front She always sits at the front.

📒 the part of somebody’s body that faces forwards

  • on your front She was lying on her front.
  • down your front I spilled coffee down my front.

📒 the side of a large building, especially a church, that faces west, north, etc.

  • the west front of the cathedral

📒 the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake or a river

  • Couples walked hand in hand along the front.

📒 an area where fighting takes place during a war

  • More British troops have been sent to the front.
  • to serve at the front
  • fighting a war on two fronts

📒 a particular area of activity

  • on the… front Things are looking unsettled on the economic front.
  • Things should get a little easier on the work front soon.
  • Progress has been made on all fronts.

📒 behaviour that is not what it appears to be, done in order to hide somebody's true feelings or opinions

  • It's not always easy to put on a brave front for the family.
  • front for something Rudeness is just a front for her shyness.
  • She put on a brave front, but I knew how miserable she was.

📒 a person or an organization that is used to hide an illegal or secret activity

  • The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking.

📒 used in the names of some political organizations

  • the Animal Liberation Front

📒 the line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air

  • a cold/warm front

📒 if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be

  • I think you've got that sweater on back to front.

📒 in somebody’s presence; in front of somebody

  • He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
  • Before our very eyes, the bird snatched the fish from the plate and flew off.

📒 with immediate payment of cash

  • to pay for something cash up front

📒 to show people that all members of a group have the same opinion about things

  • The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front.

📒 in or into the most important position

  • The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign.

📒 in a position that is further forward than somebody/something but not very far away

  • Their house is the one with the big garden in front.

📒 in first place in a race or competition

  • The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points.

📒 in a position that is further forward than somebody/something but not very far away

  • The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake.
  • The bus stops right in front of our house.
  • He was standing in front of me in the line.

📒 in a position facing somebody/something

  • to perform in front of a big crowd/audience
  • She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer.
  • She's a natural in front of the camera (= being filmed/photographed).

📒 if you do something in front of somebody, you do it when they are there

  • Please don't talk about it in front of the children.

📒 still to come; not yet passed

  • Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you.

📒 to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do

📒 in the part of a theatre, restaurant, etc. where the public sits

  • There's only a small audience out front tonight.
  • He cooked while she sat out front and waited tables.

📒 in the area near to the entrance to a building

  • I’ll wait for you out (the) front.

📒 as payment in advance

  • We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job.

📒 in a forward position

  • to play up front
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