to front
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4.4
- verb
- /frʌnt/
:
afrontar
- He still owes me 50 bucks for that key I fronted him.
It's a wake up call, but they needed to front Putin up properly.
- It's a wake up call, but they needed to front Putin up properly.
Examples
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In order to succeed, it's important to front all challenges head-on and not shy away from difficult conversations.
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Always, always, always want you to front with the camera.
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Well, I was thinking you could front me a bit.
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See, we're going to go ahead and front the money for this sale.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I'll front it; you can pay me back."
Fiction book (1997) -
If you wanna front this, that's up to you.
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How you gonna front me, you can't front yourself?
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The respondent stated: "Frank fronted ounces to neighborhood sellers and dealers, expecting to get paid in a few days or a week."
Academic text (2007) -
The towering sea cliffs of Colonsay, an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, front the Atlantic and protect wide bays of silver sands.
Academic text (1993) -
When faced with criticism, she decided to front her opponents and address their concerns directly.
Synonyms
∞
2.2
To deal with a difficult situation or person
310
4.1
Face someone directly in an angry or challenging way to accuse them
9
4.2
Deal with a problem directly instead of avoiding it
Confront someone directly and forcefully, often in public
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
88
1.3
The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly
- Specialized
1
6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
1
3.7
A swimming stroke done face down where arms move alternately over the water and legs kick
1
9.9
A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
- Specialized
1
4.6
Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
- Specialized
1
7.5
A weather front when a cold front catches a warm front and lifts the warm air above the cold air
A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel
A Palestinian political group that seeks major national change and sometimes uses armed attacks
- Offensive
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
- Specialized
A vowel sound made with the tongue near the front of the mouth, like in man
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
- Literature
A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
- Literature
Giving speeches and meeting supporters at your home instead of traveling to many places
A secret left-wing group in Honduras in the late 1980s that opposed United States involvement
A group in Honduras in the late 1980s that used violence to oppose United States involvement
An armed group in southern Philippines seeking an independent Islamic state for the Moro people
A Turkish armed Islamist group that uses violence for political goals
A terrorist group started by Osama bin Laden in 1998 to unite armed Islamist groups in different countries
A far-left group in Turkey that attacks police and the army and opposes NATO and the United States
A Palestinian political group formed in 1967 that carried out armed attacks against Israel
- Specialized
A line where very cold air from the poles meets warmer air and causes storms
A Palestinian group that supports left-wing revolution and uses political and armed action
A Palestinian political group that uses armed attacks for its goals
A Palestinian armed group that split from al-Fatah in 1967 and attacked Israel
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Front comes from the Latin word frons 'forehead' and the sense of facing someone, so to 'front' something is to face or confront it directly, just like in the word confront.