"upfront" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌpˈfɹʌnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upfront.wav Forms: more upfront [comparative], most upfront [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Head templates: {{en-adj}} upfront (comparative more upfront, superlative most upfront)
  1. Honest, frank and straightforward. Translations (honest, frank and straightforward): открит (otkrit) (Bulgarian), честен (česten) (Bulgarian), direkt (German), freimütig (German), führend (German), geradeheraus (German), offen und ehrlich (German), vordringlich (German), nyílt (Hungarian), őszinte (Hungarian), че́стно (čéstno) (Russian), откры́то (otkrýto) (Russian), прямолинейно (prjamolinejno) (Russian), priamy (Slovak), açık (Turkish), belirgin (Turkish), belli (Turkish), dürüst (Turkish), önden (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-adj-AKOQizpl Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 13 2 25 1 10 9 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 13 2 26 1 11 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 14 2 26 1 9 7 29 Disambiguation of 'honest, frank and straightforward': 93 2 2 3
  2. open, admitted, out
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-adj-DjRmG4vc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 1 35 0 9 8 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 12 2 24 1 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 14 3 28 1 6 7 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 13 2 25 1 10 9 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 14 1 29 0 7 7 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 13 2 26 1 11 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 14 2 26 1 9 7 29
  3. In a forward, leading or frontward position.
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-adj-yjFRPAeZ
  4. (of money) Paid in advance.
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-adj-FvVi2NGf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 1 35 0 9 8 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 14 1 37 0 8 9 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 15 1 38 0 7 8 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 12 2 24 1 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 14 3 28 1 6 7 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 13 2 25 1 10 9 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 14 1 29 0 7 7 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 13 2 26 1 11 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 14 2 26 1 9 7 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: up-front, up front

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ʌpˈfɹʌnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upfront.wav
Rhymes: -ʌnt Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} upfront (not comparable)
  1. beforehand Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-adv-qg1svMqU
  2. (soccer) As an attacker. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-adv-r1gMxpn2 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 12 2 24 1 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 13 2 25 1 10 9 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 13 2 26 1 11 7 29 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: up-front, up front

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʌpˈfɹʌnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upfront.wav Forms: upfronts [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Head templates: {{en-noun}} upfront (plural upfronts)
  1. (television) A meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-noun-KcWVOLjh Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: up-front, up front

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʌpˈfɹʌnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-upfront.wav Forms: upfronts [present, singular, third-person], upfronting [participle, present], upfronted [participle, past], upfronted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Head templates: {{en-verb}} upfront (third-person singular simple present upfronts, present participle upfronting, simple past and past participle upfronted)
  1. To bring to the fore; to place up front for consideration
    Sense id: en-upfront-en-verb-QBlACi68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 1 35 0 9 8 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 12 1 25 0 5 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 12 2 24 1 14 6 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 14 3 28 1 6 7 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 13 2 25 1 10 9 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 14 1 29 0 7 7 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 13 2 26 1 11 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 14 2 26 1 9 7 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: up-front, up front

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1979 April 14, Mitzel, “A Massachusetts Morality Play”, in Gay Community News, page 8:",
          "text": "Appleby is an upfront homosexual, a devout Roman Catholic and a practitioner of the Black Arts.",
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