"front" meaning in English

See front in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /frʌnt/ Audio: en-us-front.ogg [US] Forms: front [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Located at or near the front.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-adj-n8j6lvN5

Noun

IPA: /frʌnt/ Audio: en-us-front.ogg [US] Forms: front [singular], fronts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Opposite of back.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-noun-5bJIdKH8
  2. The side of something that faces the direction it normally moves.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-noun-7XtTrO2C
  3. The side of a building with the building's main entrance.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-noun-BG63I8DB
  4. In meteorology, the area where cold and warm air meet. When they meet it often causes rain to form.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-noun-h-4NSBe8
  5. In military usage:
    The direction of the enemy.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-noun-N9KsU4vc
  6. In military usage:
    An area where armies are fighting.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-noun-ZYkq-gaf

Verb

IPA: /frʌnt/ Audio: en-us-front.ogg [US] Forms: front [canonical], fronts [third-person, singular], fronted [past], fronted [past, participle], fronting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To lead a group.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-verb-RFcfe9fR
  2. To give something to someone before they can pay for it.
    Sense id: simple-front-en-verb-JnqSH~bn
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