front
To face; to be pointed in a given directionTo face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
» Someone is at the front door.
Es steht einer an der Haustür. — raggione
Кто-то стоит у входной двери. — corvard
Хтось перед дверима. — mutternoise
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
14 senses(dated, intransitive)To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
(transitive)To face, be opposite to.
(transitive)To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
confront bodily
(transitive)To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
(intransitive, transitive)To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
(transitive)To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
(intransitive, slang)To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
(transitive)To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
(ambitransitive)Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
(colloquial, transitive)To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
(intransitive, slang)To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
etwas vormachen, fingieren, etwas vorspielen
(slang, transitive)To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
Examples
3142 sentencesSomeone is at the front door.
Хтось перед дверима. — mutternoise
ruКто-то стоит у входной двери. — corvard
deEs steht einer an der Haustür. — raggione
He sat in front of me.
Він сів напроти мене. — shanghainese
ruОн сел передо мной. — marafon
deEr saß vor mir. — Yorwba
Tom sat in front of Mary.
Том сидів перед Мері. — deniko
ruТом сел напротив Мэри. — astyng
deTom saß vor Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let's meet in front of the theater.
Давайте зустрінемося перед театром. — zaytsev126
ruДавайте встретимся у театра. — sharptoothed
deTreffen wir uns vor dem Theater. — pne
We met in front of the school.
Ми зустрілися перед школою. — deniko
ruМы встретились перед школой. — sharptoothed
deWir haben uns vor der Schule getroffen. — human600
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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
fronts, fronting, fronted, frontedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- in front of
- front of the
- the front door
- in the front
- front door
- parked in front
- standing in front
- front of my
- front of his
- at the front
- the front porch
- the front row