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{ "term": "front", "partOfSpeech": "nounadverbpreposition", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the part or side of something that faces forward; the side of something that you look at first", "sensetop": "on the frontup the frontdown the front", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The front of the building was covered with ivy." }, { "text": "The front of the car was badly damaged." }, { "text": "The book has a picture of Rome on the front.", "contextForm": "on the front" }, { "text": "The jacket zips up the front.", "contextForm": "up the front" }, { "text": "a green sleeveless top which buttons down the front", "contextForm": "down the front" }, { "text": "Check the position of the pockets on the jacket front." }, { "text": "I usually end up with gravy down my shirt front." }, { "text": "She stared into the large mirror, running her hands down the front of her dress." }, { "text": "The dress is embroidered at the neck and down the front." }, { "text": "They run an annual competition for tidy shop and house fronts." }, { "text": "The drawer fronts are made of solid mahogany." } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the position that is directly ahead of somebody/something", "sensetop": "at the front of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I turned round to face the front." }, { "text": "Keep your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead." }, { "text": "There's a garden at the front of the house.", "contextForm": "at the front of something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the part of something that is furthest forward", "sensetop": "at the frontat the front of somethingin the frontin the front of somethingto the front (of something)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The singer came to the front of the stage." }, { "text": "The teacher made me move my seat to the front of the classroom." }, { "text": "She always sits at the front.", "contextForm": "at the front" }, { "text": "Our carriage was at the front of the train.", "contextForm": "at the front of something" }, { "text": "I prefer to travel in the front *(= next to the driver in a car)*.", "contextForm": "in the front" }, { "text": "Write your name in the front of the book *(= the first few pages)*.", "contextForm": "in the front of something" }, { "text": "The dining room is to the front of the house.", "contextForm": "to the front (of something)" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the part of somebody’s body that faces forwards", "sensetop": "on your frontdown your front", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She was lying on her front.", "contextForm": "on your front" }, { "text": "I spilled coffee down my front.", "contextForm": "down your front" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the side of a large building, especially a church, that faces west, north, etc.", "sensetop": "the west, north, south, east, etc. front", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "the west front of the cathedral" } ], "topics": ["Buildings"] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a lake or a river", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Couples walked hand in hand along the front." } ], "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "an area where fighting takes place during a war", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "More British troops have been sent to the front." }, { "text": "to serve at the front" }, { "text": "fighting a war on two fronts" }, { "text": "Reports from the battle fronts became briefer and vaguer." }, { "text": "Even young teenagers were sent to the front." }, { "text": "Thousands were killed on the eastern front." } ], "topics": ["War and conflict"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["eastern", "western", "etc."], "verb + front": ["send somebody to"], "preposition": ["at the front", "on the front"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a particular area of activity", "sensetop": "on the… front", "examples": [ { "text": "Things are looking unsettled on the economic front.", "contextForm": "on the… front" }, { "text": "Things should get a little easier on the work front soon." }, { "text": "Progress has been made **on all fronts**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "behaviour that is not what it appears to be, done in order to hide somebody's true feelings or opinions", "sensetop": "front for something", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "It's not always easy to **put on a** brave **front** for the family." }, { "text": "Rudeness is just a front for her shyness.", "contextForm": "front for something" }, { "text": "She put on a brave front, but I knew how miserable she was." }, { "text": "Without that false front, I wouldn't be able to face the world." } ], "topics": ["Personal qualities"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["common", "unified", "united"], "verb + front": ["put on", "keep", "present"], "preposition": ["front for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "a person or an organization that is used to hide an illegal or secret activity", "sensetop": "front (for something)", "examples": [ { "text": "The travel company is just a front for drug trafficking." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["common", "unified", "united"], "verb + front": ["put on", "keep", "present"], "preposition": ["front for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "used in the names of some political organizations", "examples": [ { "text": "the Animal Liberation Front" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "the line where a mass of cold air meets a mass of warm air", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "a **cold/warm front**" } ], "topics": ["Weather"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be", "examples": [ { "text": "I think you've got that sweater on back to front." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in somebody’s presence; in front of somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes." }, { "text": "Before our very eyes, the bird snatched the fish from the plate and flew off." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with immediate payment of cash", "examples": [ { "text": "to pay for something cash up front" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to show people that all members of a group have the same opinion about things", "examples": [ { "text": "The prime minister stressed the need to present a united front." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in or into the most important position", "examples": [ { "text": "The issue has moved front and center in his presidential campaign." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "in a position that is further forward than somebody/something but not very far away", "examples": [ { "text": "Their house is the one with the big garden in front." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "in first place in a race or competition", "examples": [ { "text": "The blue team is currently in front with a lead of six points." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "in a position that is further forward than somebody/something but not very far away", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake." }, { "text": "The bus stops right in front of our house." }, { "text": "He was standing in front of me in the line." }, { "text": "She is now entitled to put ‘Professor’ in front of her name." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "in a position facing somebody/something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to perform in front of a big crowd/audience" }, { "text": "She spends all day **sitting in front of** *(= working at)* her computer." }, { "text": "She's a natural **in front of the camera** *(= being filmed/photographed)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "if you do something in front of somebody, you do it when they are there", "examples": [ { "text": "Please don't talk about it in front of the children." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "still to come; not yet passed", "sensetop": "in front of somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "in the part of a theatre, restaurant, etc. where the public sits", "examples": [ { "text": "There's only a small audience out front tonight." }, { "text": "He cooked while she sat out front and waited tables." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "in the area near to the entrance to a building", "labels": "also British English, informal", "examples": [ { "text": "I’ll wait for you out (the) front." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "as payment in advance", "examples": [ { "text": "We'll pay you half up front and the other half when you've finished the job." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "in a forward position", "examples": [ { "text": "to play up front" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/frʌnt/", "audio": "fr/front/front__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/frʌnt/", "audio": "fr/front/front__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons, front- ‘forehead, front’." }