to front
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4.3
- verb
- /frʌnt/
- Cogline opened the door and stepped out onto the coveted porch that fronted the cottage.
- glass-fronted
- buildings front the street
- fronts the house
Examples
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What buildings front the Danube Canal by the bridge?
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For example, the Piazza di Dante fronts the house in which Dante Alighieri was born.
Academic text (1994) -
The town itself was a collection of buildings carved from the black rock, fronting a single street.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most of the buildings that escaped the conflagration were those that fronted the river.
Academic text (2006) -
By 1910, every building in this picture that fronted a street was devoted to vice.
Academic text (2002) -
The darkness gave way to dim lights from open doorways that fronted the path.
Fiction book (1997) -
On arriving in Florida, Moseley purchased Manning's improved homestead property fronting Lake Miccosukee.
Academic text (2011) -
The house fronts the park, offering a beautiful view of the trees.
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They decided to build a new office that fronts the main street for better visibility.
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The café fronts the beach, making it a popular spot for tourists.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To point toward something or someone
29
4.4
To face a particular direction and give a view of something
12
3.5
To face and have a view of a place
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
1
8.2
Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
112
1.3
The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly
- Specialized
2
6.1
A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel
1
9.9
A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
- Offensive
1
9.9
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
1
3.7
A swimming stroke done face down where arms move alternately over the water and legs kick
- Specialized
1
7.5
A weather front when a cold front catches a warm front and lifts the warm air above the cold air
- Specialized
1
4.6
Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
- Specialized
1
6.5
A vowel sound made with the tongue near the front of the mouth, like in man
A Palestinian political group that seeks major national change and sometimes uses armed attacks
- Literature
1
8.2
A campaign where a candidate meets voters at the candidate's home instead of traveling
1
9.3
An armed group in southern Philippines seeking an independent Islamic state for the Moro people
- Specialized
1
6.7
A line where very cold air from the poles meets warmer air and causes storms
1
9.9
A Palestinian armed group that split from al-Fatah in 1967 and attacked Israel
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
- 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
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
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
How Oriented
Surface Forms
Etymology
Front comes from the Latin word frons 'forehead' and the idea of facing forward, so when a building 'fronts' a street it simply 'faces' that place.