front
The side of a building with the main entranceThe side of a building with the main entrance.
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» I sat in the front of the bus.
Ich saß vorne im Bus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я сидел в передней части автобуса. — ZegPhig
Я сидів у передній частині автобуса. — ChickenKiev
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9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
By meaning 6
Examples
2510 sentencesI sat in the front of the bus.
Я сидів у передній частині автобуса. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ сидел в передней части автобуса. — ZegPhig
deIch saß vorne im Bus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't cut it too short in the front.
Не стрижіть закоротко спереду. — Ahha
ruСпереди слишком коротко не обрезайте. — Biga
deSchneiden Sie es vorn nicht zu kurz. — Manfredo
Let's sit near the front.
Давай сядемо десь попереду. — deniko
Meaning
20 senses(countable, uncountable)The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
Frontseite, Vorderseite
пере́дняя частьperédnjaja častʹ, пе́редpéred
(countable, uncountable)An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
Front, Frontlinie
фронтfront
фронтfront
(countable, uncountable)The side of a building with the main entrance.
I'll go out the front, and you go out the back.
Flowering plants cascaded down the fronts of the buildings.
Front, Vorderseite
фаса́дfasád
фаса́дfasád
More meanings 17
(countable, uncountable)A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Near-synonyms: frontperson, frontman, front man
Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.
Frontmann
прикры́тиеprikrýtije
(countable, uncountable)The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
We need to take the clothes off the line. The news reported a front is coming in from the east, and we can expect heavy rain and maybe hail.
Front, Wetterfront
атмосфе́рный фронтatmosférnyj front
(countable, informal, uncountable)An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
He says he likes hip-hop, but I think it's just a front.
You don't need to put on a front. Just be yourself.
Fassade
фаса́дfasád
(countable, uncountable)A field of activity.
(countable, uncountable)The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
фронтfront
фронтfront
(countable, uncountable)The direction of the enemy.
Front
фронтfront
(countable, uncountable)When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
фронтfront
фронтfront
(countable, historical, uncountable)That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is seen or that goes first
Origin
From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns,From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”). Doublet of frons.
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Forms
plural: frontsSynonyms
12 synonyms- the side that is forward or prominent:front endforepart
- the line along which opposing armies face each other:battlefrontfront line
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity:figureheadnominal head
- the immediate proximity of someone or something:presence
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals:movementsocial movement
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
162 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- in front of
- parked in front
- standing in front
- sat in front
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.