front burner

front burn·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fruhnt bur-ner]
- /frʌnt ˈbɜr nər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fruhnt bur-ner]
- /frʌnt ˈbɜr nər/

Definitions of front burner words

noun front burner Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible. 1
singular noun front burner If an issue is on the front burner, it receives a lot of attention because it is considered to be more urgent or important than other issues. 0
noun front burner a state of high priority or importance, leading consideration, etc. 0

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Origin of front burner

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; by analogy with back burner

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Parts of speech for Front burner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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front burner popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Antonyms for front burner

noun front burner

back burner — If you put an issue on the back burner, you leave it in order to deal with it later because you now consider it to have become less urgent or important.
back-burner — a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election.

All 2 Antonyms of front burner