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fronted

/ˈfɹʌntɪd/

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verb

To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.

Examples :

"The house fronted the lake, offering a beautiful view from every window. "

direction position

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verb

To face, be opposite to.

Examples :

"The classroom whiteboard was fronted by a large window. "

position direction

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verb

To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.

Examples :

"She bravely fronted her fear of public speaking and delivered the presentation. "

action attitude

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verb

To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

Examples :

"The school club members fronted the banner with a colorful picture of their mascot. "

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verb

To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.

Examples :

"The language teacher explained that to pronounce the /i/ sound in "bee", you have to slightly fronted your tongue. "

phonetics language linguistics

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verb

To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.

Examples :

""To emphasize his point, the teacher fronted the word 'important' in the sentence, saying, 'Important is what I want you to remember.'" "

grammar linguistics language

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verb

To act as a front (for); to cover (for).

Examples :

"He fronted for his friend, claiming he was sick when really he was just late. "

action business job organization

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verb

To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).

Examples :

"The popular student Sarah fronted the campaign to improve the school cafeteria food. "

organization politics business government

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verb

To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.

Examples :

"My parents fronted me the money for the train ticket so I could visit my grandparents. "

finance business

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verb

To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

Examples :

"He fronted as a concerned citizen at the town hall meeting, but he was secretly working for the company that wanted to build the factory. "

appearance character action

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verb

To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).

Examples :

"He fronted on being knowledgeable about car repair, but he secretly watched YouTube tutorials before attempting any work. "

appearance character action moral

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verb

To appear before.

Examples :

"to front court"

language linguistics

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adjective

Formed with a front; drawn up in line.

Examples :

"The fronted row of students stood attentively for the principal's speech. "

military position action