Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [fruhnt]
- /frʌnt/
- /ˈfrʌn.tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fruhnt]
- /frʌnt/
Definitions of fronting word
- noun fronting the foremost part or surface of anything. 1
- noun fronting the part or side of anything that faces forward: the front of a jacket. 1
- noun fronting the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward: He sat in the front of the restaurant. 1
- noun fronting any side or face, as of a building. 1
- noun fronting a façade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material: a cast-iron front. 1
- noun fronting a property line along a street or the like: a fifty-foot front. 1
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Origin of fronting
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English frount, front < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin front- (stem of frōns) forehead, brow, front
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fronting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fronting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fronting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fronting
preposition fronting
- in relation to — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- facing — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- contra — against
adjective fronting
- unsimilar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- pointing — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- violative — involving violation.
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
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