- before [in front of]
- foran
prep
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before [in front of]
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front line — n 1.) [C usually singular] the place where fighting happens in a war = ↑front in/on the front line ▪ troops who had served in the front line at Magdeburg ▪ three miles behind the front line 2.) in the front line a) doing something that has not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
before — O.E. beforan before, in front of, in the presence of, in former times, from P.Gmc. *bi by + *forana from the front, adverbial derivative of *fora (see FOR (Cf. for)). Cf. O.Fris. bifara, O.S. biforan, O.H.G. bifora, Ger. bevor. Contrasting … Etymology dictionary
before front of somebody's (very) eyes — before/in front of sb s (very) eyes idiom in sb s presence; in front of sb • He had seen his life s work destroyed before his very eyes. Main entry: ↑eyeidiom … Useful english dictionary
front-page — adj [only before noun] front page news/article/story etc something that is printed on the first page of a newspaper because it is very important or exciting … Dictionary of contemporary English
front — 1 /frVnt/ noun 1 GROUP/LINE the front the front of a group or line of people or things is the position that is furthest forward in the direction that they are facing or moving (+ of): She always sits at the front of the class. | in/at the front:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
front line — noun 1 be the front line the place where fighting happens in a war; front 1 (22): troops in the front line 2 in the front line a) doing something that has not been done before: in the front line of the fight against cancer b) likely to be blamed… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Front running — is the illegal practice of a stock broker executing orders on a security for their own account (and thus affecting prices) before filling orders previously submitted by their customers. After the broker has made their original transactions, they… … Wikipedia
before — before, ahead, forward are comparable when they mean in advance, especially in place or in time. Before is more commonly used in reference to time than to place. Its most frequent implication is previousness or priority {I have heard that before} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Front — (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [1913 Webster] Bless d with his father s front, his mother s tongue. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Front door — Front Front (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [1913 Webster] Bless d with his father s front, his mother s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Front of fortification — Front Front (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [1913 Webster] Bless d with his father s front, his mother s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
