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Front Frʌnt Adjective Bre Teeth Wheels Car Seats

Word front
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / frʌnt / NAmE / frʌnt /
Example
  • front teeth
  • the front wheels of the car
  • we had seats in the front row.
  • an animal’s front legs
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front

(adjective)BrE / frʌnt / NAmE / frʌnt /
  1. on or at the front of something
    • compare back
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back_2
    • front teeth
    • the front wheels of the car
    • We had seats in the front row.
    • an animal’s front legs
    • Let's go through to the front room (= the main room in a house where people sit and entertain guests).
    • a front-seat passenger
  2. produced with the front of the tongue in a higher position than the back, for example /iː/ in English
    • compare back
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back_2
  3. being given a lot of attention because it is considered important
    • compare on the back burner
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back_2
    • Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons, front- ‘forehead, front’.
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