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- [in fruhnt]
- /ɪn frʌnt/
- /ɪn frʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in fruhnt]
- /ɪn frʌnt/
Definitions of in front words
- noun in front the foremost part or surface of anything. 1
- noun in front the part or side of anything that faces forward: the front of a jacket. 1
- noun in front 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 in front any side or face, as of a building. 1
- noun in front a façade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material: a cast-iron front. 1
- noun in front a property line along a street or the like: a fifty-foot front. 1
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Origin of in front
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
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Parts of speech for In front
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in front 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
in front usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for in front
adj in front
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- prior — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
adv in front
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
Antonyms for in front
adj in front
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
adv in front
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
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