# fronted

Pronunciation: US say "FRUN-tid" /ˈfɹʌntɪd/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of front. — simple past and past participle of front
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of front. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The hotel fronted a quiet stretch of coastline._
   - _He fronted the band for over a decade._

## Adjective

2. Having a front of a particular type, material, or design.
   - Simple: Having a front of a certain kind, such as glass or stone.
   - _The bakery occupied a handsome stone-fronted building on the corner._
   - _Collectors prize the glass-fronted bookcases of that period._
3. Pronounced with the place of articulation shifted toward the front of the mouth.
   - Simple: Made with the tongue moved toward the front of the mouth.
   - _The dialect is known for its strongly fronted vowels._
   - _Phoneticians mark the fronted variant with a small diacritic._
4. Formed up in a battle line, with the troops drawn up facing the front.
   - Simple: Lined up in a row and facing forward, like soldiers ready for battle.
   - _The fronted regiments awaited the signal to advance._
   - _Cavalry massed behind the fronted infantry._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fronted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).