fronted

verblook out on to

Synonyms for fronted

verb look out on to

Antonyms for fronted

Word Origin & History

late 13c., "forehead," from Old French front "forehead, brow" (12c.), from Latin frontem (nominative frons) "forehead, brow, front; facade, forepart; appearance," perhaps literally "that which projects," from PIE *bhront-, from root *bhren- "to project, stand out." Or from PIE *ser-, "base of prepositions and preverbs with the basic meaning 'above, over, up, upper'" [Watkins].

Sense of "foremost part of anything" developed in Latin. The military sense of "foremost part of an army" (mid-14c.) led to the meaning "field of operations in contact with the enemy" (1660s). Home front is from 1919. Sense of "public facade" is from 1891; that of "something serving as a cover for illegal activities" is from 1905. Meteorological sense first recorded 1921. Front yard first attested 1767.

Example Sentences for fronted

I was fronted by a fact, humiliating or not—a fact which I could not deny.

At last he was all but through the press, and but three men now fronted him.

They fronted the bar again on Peden's invitation to pour another drink.

John raised the little window which fronted the street and grinned.

There was a sudden, sharp tapping at the window which fronted the porch.

The next house had no lawn at all, but was fronted with a rank growth of ivy.

It fronted the south, and must have been a delightful winter promenade.

For an instant they fronted one another—spirits of equal strength.

They had now reached a stone wall which fronted the estate of Esquire Duncan.

It is fronted by a rising lawn, on the top of which is a very fine wood.