"εμπρός" meaning in Greek

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Adverb

IPA: /emˈbros/, /eˈbros/ Forms: emprós [romanization]
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek ἐμπρός (emprós) from ancient phrase ἐν πρός (en prós). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|ἐμπρός}} Byzantine Greek ἐμπρός (emprós), {{m|grc|ἐν πρός}} ἐν πρός (en prós) Head templates: {{head|el|adverbs|||||head=|sort=}} εμπρός • (emprós), {{el-adv}} εμπρός • (emprós)
  1. ahead, forth, onwards Synonyms: μπροστά
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-adv-t-3vWK5c
  2. (as a preposition)
    in front of
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-adv-TY7IuR1u
  3. (as a preposition)
    compared to
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-adv-rnr5wCBF Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 0 53 9 6 6 7 10 Disambiguation of Greek terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 0 50 11 5 5 10 12
  4. commence, start
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-adv-ErROVShv
  5. (with article) ahead, onwards, front
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-adv-JtH-MSig
  6. (with article) ahead, onwards, front
    (with article, as adjective)
    Synonyms: μπροστινός
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-adv-JtH-MSig1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: εμπροστά (emprostá) (english: in front of) [colloquial], έμπροσθεν (émprosthen) (english: in front of) [Katharevousa, formal], μπρος (bros) (english: colloquial variation with derivatives), μπροστά (brostá) (english: in front, aheard), ομπρός (omprós) (english: vernacular variation) [poetic], μπρος (bros) [colloquial]

Interjection

IPA: /emˈbros/, /eˈbros/ Forms: emprós [romanization]
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek ἐμπρός (emprós) from ancient phrase ἐν πρός (en prós). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|ἐμπρός}} Byzantine Greek ἐμπρός (emprós), {{m|grc|ἐν πρός}} ἐν πρός (en prós) Head templates: {{head|el|interjection|head=|sort=εμπροσ}} εμπρός • (emprós), {{el-interj|sort=εμπροσ}} εμπρός • (emprós)
  1. (on answering the telephone, interrogative) hello? Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-intj-tFz2Rmny
  2. (as a command) (usually +imperative) begin to...
    Sense id: en-εμπρός-el-intj-hZW7Cl9U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: μπρος (bros) [colloquial] Related terms: εμπρόσθιος (emprósthios), εμπροσθογεμής (emprosthogemís), εμπροσθοφυλακή (emprosthofylakí) [feminine] Related terms (and see): μπροστά (brostá)
Disambiguation of 'and see': 0 0

Alternative forms

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  "hyphenation": [
    "ε‧μπρός",
    "εμ‧πρός"
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "emprósthios",
      "word": "εμπρόσθιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "emprosthogemís",
      "word": "εμπροσθογεμής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "emprosthofylakí",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "εμπροσθοφυλακή"
    },
    {
      "roman": "brostá",
      "sense": "and see",
      "word": "μπροστά"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hello? Who's there?",
          "roman": "Emprós; Légete parakaló?",
          "text": "Εμπρός; Λέγετε παρακαλώ;",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Yeah? Who's there?",
          "ref": "Μπρός; Ποιος είναι; (impolite)",
          "text": "Brós? Poios eínai?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hello?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "on answering the telephone",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(on answering the telephone, interrogative) hello?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Forward march!",
          "roman": "Emprós, mars!",
          "text": "Εμπρός, μαρς!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(usually +imperative) begin to..."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "begin",
          "begin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as a command) (usually +imperative) begin to..."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a command"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/emˈbros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈbros/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bros",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "μπρος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εμπρός"
}

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