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Definition front in British English

front verb

verb
/frʌnt/
1

to be the leader or main representative of a group

Example

a financial consortium fronted by Charles Villiers

Synonyms and related words
bureaucratise bureaucratize micromanage
1.1

to be the main singer or musician in a band

Example

I'd love to front my own jazz band.

Synonyms and related words
sing sing along croon
1.2

to be the main person who appears in a television programme and tells people what is happening in each part of the programme

Example

What is it like to front such a popular TV show?

Synonyms and related words
anchor bleep out bring in
2

if an area or building fronts something or fronts on or onto it, it has that thing at the front of it

Example

The theatre is housed in a large building fronting Canning Street.

Example

The estate fronts onto the bay.

Synonyms and related words
occupy set exist
2.1

to be in front of something

Example

A spacious forecourt fronts the handsome house.

Synonyms and related words
occupy set exist
Definition front in British English

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