Fronting - English meaning
Fronting – definitions in English dictionary
verb(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.
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The flats which fronted crow roadverbProvide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material.
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A metal box fronted by an alloy panelverbLead or be the most prominent member in (an organization, group, or activity).
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The group is fronted by two girl singersverbAct as a front or cover for illegal or secret activity.
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He fronted for them in illegal property dealsverbMake an appearance; turn up.
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Parents get a bit worried if you don't front up now and thenverbArticulate (a vowel sound) with the tongue further forward.
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The three velar consonants are normally fronted to some degreeverbPlace (a sentence element) at the beginning of a sentence instead of in its usual position, typically for emphasis or as a feature of some dialects, as in horrible it was.
nounThe fact of putting a word or phrase that does not normally come at the beginning of a sentence at the beginning, in order to emphasize it
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Word origin
Middle English (denoting the forehead): from Old French front (noun), fronter (verb), from Latin frons, front- ‘forehead, front’.
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