{
    "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’."
}