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PRONUNCIATION OF AFRONT

afront  [əˈfrʌnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRONT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afront is a preposition.
The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES AFRONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of afront in the English dictionary

The definition of afront in the dictionary is in front of.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFRONT


affront
əˈfrʌnt
battlefront
ˈbætəlˌfrʌnt
beachfront
ˈbiːtʃfrʌnt
bowfront
ˈbəʊfrʌnt
breakfront
ˈbreɪkˌfrʌnt
confront
kənˈfrʌnt
forefront
ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt
front
frʌnt
lakefront
ˈleɪkˌfrʌnt
oceanfront
ˈəʊʃənˌfrʌnt
out-front
aʊtˈfrʌnt
refront
riːˈfrʌnt
riverfront
ˈrɪvəfrʌnt
seafront
ˈsiːˌfrʌnt
shirtfront
ˈʃɜːtˌfrʌnt
shorefront
ˈʃɔːˌfrʌnt
storefront
ˈstɔːˌfrʌnt
upfront
ˈʌpˈfrʌnt
waterfront
ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt
wavefront
ˈweɪvˌfrʌnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRONT

afrit
Afro
Afro-American
Afro-Asian
Afro-Asiatic
Afro-British
Afro-Caribbean
Afro-chain
Afro-comb
Afro-Cuban
Afro-pessimism
afrormosia
AFSLAET
aft
after
after a fashion
after a sort
after all
after one´s own heart
after the fact

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRONT

Animal Liberation Front
back to front
change front
cold front
eyes front
fly front
home front
isobront
National Front
National Liberation Front
occluded front
Patriotic Front
people´s front
polar front
popular front
Rhodesian Front
shirt front
shop front
up front
warm front

Synonyms and antonyms of afront in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afront» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFRONT

Find out the translation of afront to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afront from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afront» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

afront
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afrenta
570 millions of speakers

English

afront
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afront
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

afront
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

afront
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afront
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

afront
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

afront
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hadapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

avorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Aフロント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

afront
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afront
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạm xá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

afront
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Afront
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

AÖn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aLato anteriore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

afront
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

afront
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afront
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

afront
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afront
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aFrämre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

afront
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afront

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRONT»

The term «afront» is regularly used and occupies the 89.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of afront
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRONT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «afront» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «afront» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afront

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRONT»

Discover the use of afront in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afront and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Multibody Mechanics and Visualization
Restart(): DeclareObservers(W,Arear,Afront,Aframe,Asteer): DeclarePoints(W, Arear,Afront,Aframe,Asteer): DeclareTriads(w,arear,afront,aframe,asteer): DefineObservers([W,W,w],[Arear,Arear,arear], [Afront,Afront,afront],[Aframe, Aframe,aframe] ...
Harry Dankowicz, 2005
2
Genetic Policing: The Uses of DNA in Police Investigations
afront. end« (offender sampling and crime scene stain collection) and. aback. end« (using DNA matches to improve ... first years ofthe programme,greater emphasis was given to. afront. end« issues, with the aimof databasing theprofiles of. aall.
Robin Williams, Paul Johnson, 2013
3
Developing Professional Practice 7-14
afront«,. found in many secondary classrooms alsoperpetuate this approach. In addition, this layout tends to focus the teacher«s attentionon the triangle of learners immediately in front of him or her, who receive90%ofthe attention, while those ...
Viv Wilson, Sue Kendall-Seatter, 2013
4
Inside Schools: Ethnography in Schools
afront«. (Woods, 1979). He claimed that hissubject was seen by the headteacher primarily as a means ofshowing the school to good effect tothepublic. Approved pictures were hung in prominent places. Disapproved ones(such as oneofa ...
Peter Woods, 2005
5
Techniques of Special Effects of Cinematography
B-001/03, May 1, 1970. Reprinted by National Film Board of Canada Technical and Production Services Branch, Montreal, 1974 Howard, Tom, Young, Freddie and Maoletti, Gianfranco, aFront projection: Europe«, AmericanCinematographer , ...
Raymond Fielding, 1985
6
The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With ...
The word afront appears to be equivalent to the Latin adfrontem, or the French en face ; and seems to be merely the word front with a for in prefixed. All mortal warres afront the gate. Phaer's Virgil, p. 124. Afront the towne. Ditto, p. 168. and on ...
7
The Monthly Mirror
The word afront appears to be equivalent to the Latin adfrontem, or the French en face ; and seems to be merely the word front with a for in prefixed. All mortal warres afront the gate. Phaer's Virgil, p. 124. Afront the towne. Ditto, p. 168. and on ...
8
The Monthly Mirror
The word afront appears to be equivalent to the Latin adfrontem, •or the French en face; and seems to be merely the word front with a for in prefixed. AH mortal warres afront the gate. Phaer's Virgil, p. 121. slfront the towne. Ditto, p. 168. and on ...
J. Wright, 1807
9
Phonological Rules and Dialect Variation: A Study of the ...
32- If ([ + cons]) [ + cons] Then v afront — cons afront ground Lylow J v ("afront jSround I ylow J A consonant (or sequence of consonants) preceding a nonconsonant will acquire the feature values which characterise the articulation of the ...
Gillian Brown, 1976
10
›Umlaut‹ in Optimality Theory: A Comparative Analysis of ...
First, given that schwa is a central vowel, it is possible with the system in (41) to specify schwa as a central vowel phonologically and, thus, distinguish it from [8] through the feature [afront]. Thus, according to Wiese, there is an advantage of the ...
Thomas B. Klein, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRONT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afront is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Greece crisis: Greece defaults on the IMF as government submits …
... he had done all in his power to strike a deal and took the calls for referendum as a personal afront. Is this revenge from an hurt Mr Juncker? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Greek crisis live: Greeks promise not to pay the IMF tonight as …
... address to the media yesterday,saying he had done all in his power to strike a deal and took the calls for referendum as a personal afront. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Police used a chainsaw to cut their way into heavily protected …
“For every one of us who is a decent, ordinary, hard-working citizen it is an afront.” Police are urging anyone with information relating to drug ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
4
Local NAACP, churches respond to Charleston shooting
»Play Video "People feel safe when they go to a sanctuary of worship, and this is an afront to some of the liberties we enjoy here in the United ... «KVAL, Jun 15»
5
Mark Mallman played Icehouse as a remote-control robot
His Skyped-in howl permeates the room like it was really his fleshy vessel afront the band. Of course, the implications of the performance are ... «City Pages, Jun 15»
6
Charles plans Lord Mountbatten trip
Another shocking afront to the working class lawabidding british people. ...and remember the poor defenceless workling class people murdered ... «Lancashire Telegraph, May 15»
7
Higham woman Rebecca Robertson on her Evolution for Women …
“I do believe the majority of men are supporting change and don't see it as an afront. They see it is about equality. They are making changes by ... «Kent Online, May 15»
8
Notable & Quotable: Global Cooling
And to try and diminish the science behind climate change by appealing to a past theory that was incorrect is an afront to logic. Greg Balaze ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
9
UF, Emory frat accused of attacking veterans on spring break
... KENT FOX WROTE A LETTER TO THE VETERAN'S GROUP SAYING THAT I AM DEEPLY FOR THE SORRY FOR THE AFRONT THAT OUR ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Apr 15»
10
LIVE: South Basildon and East Thurrock hustings
He finds it an 'afront' and says we should not make a party issue off it. They reflect economy, poverty and need. He said they won't disappear overnight. 8:34pm. «Thurrock Gazette, Apr 15»

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