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thing) as a position: *From the top of the hill you can see the sea.* | *He was looking at me from over the top of his newspaper.* | (fig.) *From a child's point of view this book isn't very interesting.* **5** in a state of separation with regard to: *His absence from class was soon noticed.* | *It's hard for a child to be kept apart from its mother.* | *She took the matches away from the boys.* | *If you subtract 10 from 15, you are left with 5.* | *The wind blew his hat from his head.* | *Could you pass me that book down from the top shelf?* | *He ran away from home at the age of 14.* **6** out of: *He took a knife from his pocket.* **7** distant in regard to: *The village is five miles (away) from the coast.* | *She lives a few miles from here.* | (fig.) *Nothing could have been further from my mind.* (=my intentions or thoughts were quite opposite) **8** in a state of protection or prevention with regard to: *She saved the child from drowning.* | *A tree gave us shelter from the rain.* | *I think we ought to keep the bad news from her.* **9** compared with; as being unlike: *He's different from his brother in character.* | *I don't know anything about cars; I can't tell one make from another.* **10** sent or given by; originating in: *I had a letter from her yesterday.* | *You get eggs from hens.* | *Light comes from the sun.* | *He gets his good looks from his mother.* | '*Where are you from?* '*I'm from Scotland.*' (=I'm Scottish.) | *The man from* (=employed and sent by) *the gas company called today.* | *This music is from* (=is part of) *one of Mozart's operas.* | *Tell your brother from me* (=pass my message on to him) *that I want him to return my book.* **11** using: *Bread is made from flour.* | *She played the music from memory.* **12** because of; as a result of; through: *She suffered from heart disease.* | *She was exhausted from all the sleepless nights.* | *The explorers died from cold before they reached the North Pole.* **13** judging by; considering: *You can't tell how old he is from the way he looks.* | *From what John tells me, they're very rich.*
**from-age frais** /ˌfrɒmɑːʒ ˈfreɪʃfrəmɑːʒ-/ *n* [U] *Fr* a soft food, usually served in a small pot, made from soft cheese and cream, and sometimes sugar and fruit
**frond** /frɒnd||frɑːnd/ *n* a leaf of a FERN or of a PALM
**front**¹ /frʌnt/ *n* **1** [C{often sing.}] the most forward position; the part in the direction that something moves or faces: *The restaurant car is at the front of the train.* | *The teacher called the boy to the front of the class.* | *We managed to get seats at the front of the hall.* | *The front of the postcard shows a picture of our hotel.* | *The front of the school faces south.* | *This dress fastens at the front.* | *I've spilt some soup down my front.* (=my chest) | *He's sitting in the front of the car, beside the driver.* | *Write your name at the front of the book* (=on the first page inside it)/*on the front of the book.* (=on the cover) | *Iron the fronts of the shirts and then the backs.* → opposite BACK; compare REAR **2** [C] a side of a large important building: *The west front of the church contains some fine old windows.* **3** [the] a road, often built up and having a protecting wall, by the edge of the sea, especially in a town where people go for holidays: *The hotel is right on the sea front.* | *We walked along the front to enjoy the air.* → compare PROMENADE¹ **4** [C] {sometimes cap.} a line along which fighting takes place in time of war, together with the part behind it concerned with supplies; FRONT LINE: *He lost his life at the front.* | *The Minister of Defence paid a visit to the Western Front.* | *There has been heavy fighting on several fronts.* | (fig.) *The fight against disease is making advances on all fronts.* → see also HOME FRONT **5** [C usually sing.] a combined effort or movement against opposing forces: *The opposition parties can only defeat the government if they present a united front.* | *During the war, she worked on the home front* (=in her own country) *helping to produce weapons for the army.* | *a political party called the Popular Front* **6** [C usually sing.] a particular area of activity, especially one in which difficulties are faced: *The government has reduced inflation, but has not made much progress on the employment front.* **7** [S] the outward manner and appearance of a person: *Whatever his problems, he always presents a smiling front to the world.* | *Although she was feeling very nervous she put on a brave front.* (=acted as if she wasn't afraid) **8** [C{often usually sing.}] *infml* a person, group, or thing used for hiding the real nature of a secret or unlawful activity: *A travel company was used as a front for bringing illegal drugs into the country.* | *Her job at the embassy was just a front for her spying activities.* → see also FRONT FOR **9** [C] *tech* a line of separation between two masses of air of different temperature: *A cold front will reach the south coast overnight, bringing icy weather to the southern region.* | *a warm front* **10** in front **a)** ahead: *The old woman walked slowly, and the children ran on in front.* **b)** in the most forward or important position: *The driver sits in front, and the passengers sit behind.* → compare BEHIND² **11** in front of: **a)** in the position directly before: *She couldn't watch the television because he was standing in front of the screen.* | *A van was parked right in front of my car.* → opposite BEHIND **b)** in the presence of: *You shouldn't use such bad language in front of the children.* **c)** in a more important position than; BEFORE: *He won't consider our request in front of all the others.* **12** out front *infml* **a)** among the people watching a theatrical or other performance: *The author's family are out front this evening for the first performance of his new play.* **b)** in front of the place where one is speaking: *Is that your car out front with the broken tail light?* | *A cop just pulled up out front.* **13** up front *infml* as payment in advance, especially as a sign of trust that other payments will follow: *He demanded £5,000 up front before agreeing to go ahead with the deal.* → see also FRONTAL, UPFRONT, back to front (BACK¹)
Use **in front of** when one thing is separate from the other: *A child ran out in front of the bus* (=in the road outside the bus) *so the driver had to stop.* Use **at/in the front of** when one thing is inside or part of the other: *She got a seat at/in the front of the bus* (=in the front part of the bus) *so we had a good view.* | *I was sitting right at the front of the cinema* (=in the front part of the room) *but then someone sat in front of me, so I couldn't see a thing!*
**front**² *adj* [A] **1** at the front: *Write your name on the front cover of the exercise book.* | *One of his front teeth got knocked out.* | *We have tickets for the front row at the concert.* | *She sat in the front garden.* | *The incident made* (=was reported on) *the front page* (of the newspaper). **2** *infml* being a FRONT: *a front man* | *The travel firm was just a front organization for the importing of heroin.* **3** *tech* (of a vowel sound) made by raising the tongue at the front of the mouth → opposite BACK
**front**³ *v* **1** [I+prep, especially onto;T] (of a building) to have the front towards; face: *The hotel fronts onto the main road.* | *A large, well-kept lawn fronted the house.* **2** [T usually pass.] to give a surface to the wall of (a building): *The house is fronted with brick.* **3** [T] to head in a way that attracts usually favourable attention: *We want to get a well-known businessman to front our organization.*
**front for sbdy./sthg.** *phr v* [T] *infml* to act as a FRONT for: *The police suspected her of fronting for a gang of forgers.*
**front-age** /ˈfrʌntɪdʒ/ *n* a part of a building or of land that stretches along a road, river etc: *The shop has frontages on two busy streets.* | *The boat-building company is looking for a yard with a wide river frontage.*
**'frontage ˌroad** *n* AmE a road, parallel to a larger road, from which it is possible to reach buildings that do not have a direct connection to the larger road: *Get off the freeway at exit 46 and follow the frontage road for half a mile till you see our turnoff.*
**front-al** /ˈfrʌntl/ *adj* [A] *fm l* **1** of, at, or to the front: *The brain has two frontal lobes.* | *Are there any full frontal scenes* (=showing people with no clothes from the front) *in this film?* **2** (of an attack) direct; (as if) from the front **3** of or being a weather FRONT: *'A new frontal system is moving towards Britain from the west.* —**-ly** *adv*
**ˌfront-and-ˈcenter** *adj* AmE very important and needing attention: *Prayers in schools has become a front-and-center issue for the White House.*
**front-bench** /ˌfrʌnt ˈbentʃ/ *n* the front row of seats on each side of the British parliament; the PRIME MINISTER and ministers who speak officially for the government sit on one side, and leading opposition speakers sit on the other: *a front bench spokesman* → compare BACKBENCH
**front-bench-er** /ˌfrʌnt ˈbentʃər/ *n* a person who sits on the front bench → compare BACKBENCHER
**ˌfront ˈdesk** *n* [U] the desk where visitors go when they arrive at a hotel or organization
**ˌfront door** *n* the main entrance door to a house, usually at the front → compare BACK DOOR
**ˌfront end** *n* AmE the part of a computer system operated by