Words / A2

FRUNT/frʌnt/

The front is the forward part: the front of the queue, at the front of the class, the shop front. Back is the opposite. In front of means before something in space (in front of the gate). Facade is a formal word for a building’s face. Front can also mean a seafront (the road by the sea).

Meaning

The part of something that faces forward.

Examples

• “There is a café at the front of the station.”
• “Please wait at the front of the bus.”
• “There was a florist at the front of the shopping street.”

Good to know

at the front of. Phrase: in front of. Opposite: back. Mix-up: in the front of vs in front of.

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