out front
10
3.4
- idiom
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en cabeza
- Steven Arnold has always remained out front with their exemplary Broadcast Compositions.
- put out front
- get out front
- always out front
And if you're going to play for people, somebody's got a well, you are right out front and somebody's got to do something, right?
- And if you're going to play for people, somebody's got a well, you are right out front and somebody's got to do something, right?
- And what's clear right out front is that the cost suck and they've gone through the roof.
- And he loved the energy of that whole new, you know, guitar, you know, the lead guitar out front, you know, singing the melody kind of thing.
- Now that Bernie is is, you know, going out front, this is like nuts, OK?
Examples
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If you were not out front, you didn't have a chance.
Blog text (23) -
I'll be out front at 8:00 a.m.
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That one out front looks like the leader.
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Even out front all the other girls were asking about you.
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I'll be out front in a minute.
Fiction book (1990) -
Concerning the miners, Romney has been out front on this issue for quite some time.
Blog text (1) -
Barack is leading in all the major national polls; he is also out front in the projected electoral votes.
Blog text (23) -
The athlete who was out front finished the race with a significant lead.
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If you want to win, it's essential to be out front from the very beginning.
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Being out front in the competition gives you a strategic advantage over the others.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a place ahead of someone or something
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1.0
In a leading position with a higher score than others
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3.0
Ahead of other people in a race or competition
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3.8
At the very front of a group or place
Ahead of others in a game or race
Closest to the start of a line or group
Antonyms
How Ahead
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'in a position at the front of a building or outside the main entrance' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'out' (outside) with 'front' (the side/entrance). This is a straightforward locative composition common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Out front comes from the image of a person standing out at the front of a group, clearly ahead of everyone else. That's why it means 'ahead' or 'leading' in a race or competition.