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I don't like people who are hypocritical, who pretend to be nice, particularly in show business when they're nice on camera, and then off camera they're absolutely appalling to the makeup people, or the waitress in a restaurant, you know? I don't like - I can't bear those kind of people. So I like people who are, you know, up front in your face.
Simon Cowell

Meaning of "up front" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UP FRONT

up front  [ʌp frʌnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UP FRONT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Up front is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UP FRONT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of up front in the English dictionary

The definition of up front in the dictionary is open, frank, honest. Other definition of up front is paid out at the beginning of a business arrangement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UP FRONT


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UP FRONT

up a gumtree
up a tree
up against
up and down
up and running
up close and personal
up country
up for
up for grabs
up for it
up hill and down dale
up in arms
up in the air
up one´s alley
up one´s sleeve
up one´s street
up oneself
up the ante
up the boohai
up the creek

WORDS THAT END LIKE UP FRONT

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

Synonyms and antonyms of up front in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UP FRONT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «up front» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of up front

Translation of «up front» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UP FRONT

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

Translator English - Chinese

坦率的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abierto
570 millions of speakers

English

up front
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामने ऊपर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في خط الهجوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фронт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aberto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপ সামনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

franc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di hadapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

offen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

率直な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

솔직한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Munggah ngarep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lên phía trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप फ्रंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Önü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onesto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

do przodu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фронт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în față
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπροστά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aan die voorkant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

up front
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opp foran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of up front

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UP FRONT»

The term «up front» is very widely used and occupies the 18.497 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UP FRONT» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «UP FRONT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word up front.
1
John Barrowman
I think my biggest appeal for fans is probably the fact that I'm honest. I'm up front about who I am. I'm a little naughty. I have a naughty side and everybody knows that. But I know when to use that and when not to.
2
David Blunkett
I said it's impossible to have an amnesty without ID cards and a clean database, because you firstly don't have any incentives for people to actually come up front and register, and make themselves available, and secondly you have no means of tracking them.
3
Michael Chertoff
And one of the things we did here was we put the maximum amount of money up front in those cities that were at the greater risk, but that doesn't mean that we keep rebuilding the same security over and over again.
4
Ricki-Lee Coulter
I generally like to be up front and honest and open because that's how I've always been. I have nothing to hide, and I think people relate to you more when you're just yourself.
5
Simon Cowell
I don't like people who are hypocritical, who pretend to be nice, particularly in show business when they're nice on camera, and then off camera they're absolutely appalling to the makeup people, or the waitress in a restaurant, you know? I don't like - I can't bear those kind of people. So I like people who are, you know, up front in your face.
6
Samuel R. Delany
I think a 23-page ordinary comic is an investment for the artist, but if you're doing something 60 to 104 pages, that's a really big investment for an artist. So unless you've got someone who wants to pay you while you're doing it or up front, it's kind hard to get someone to do that with you, unless you're the artist yourself.
7
Eric Dickerson
In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed.
8
Dale Earnhardt
I want to be up front racing.
9
Atul Gawande
The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.
10
David Gill
We discussed buying a defender. The view was the priority at that time given the way we were playing was that we needed support up front and that is why we bought Louis Saha.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP FRONT»

Discover the use of up front in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to up front and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Up Front
A collection of the work of cartoonist Bill Mauldin reflects his experiences as an enlisted man, in cartoons that capture the humor, boredom, and horror of the common soldier's daily life.
‎2000
2
Up front: sex and the post-mastectomy woman
A survivor of breast cancer candidly discusses her personal life as a young, single woman after a mastectomy and sheds lights on the psychological adjustment process
Linda Dackman, 1990
3
Up Front: 2010 - A Season to Remember
Summary: Mark Webber is on his way to becoming Australia's most successful Formula One driver.
Mark Webber, 2010
4
Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front
“A deeply felt, vivacious and wonderfully illustrated biography.” —Clancy Sigal, Los Angeles Times Book Review A self-described “desert rat” who rocketed to fame at the age of twenty-two, Bill Mauldin used flashing black brush ...
Todd DePastino, 2009
5
Up Front: His Strictly Confidential Autobiography
Spinetti’s charismatic personality and his fabulous ability to entertain combine to make this a book of exquisite charm, joy and irreverence.
Victor Spinetti, 2009
6
Always Up Front: The Memoirs of Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein
In this forthright and engaging memoir, Helen looks through a lens that encompasses most of the last century and moves into the present one, telling the story Always Up Front.
Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein, Myrna Frommer, 2005
7
He Rode Up Front for Patton
As a young tank battalion commander in World War II, Brigadier General Irzyk witnessed the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of a concentration camp and encounters with General George Patton.
Albin F. Irzyk, 1996
8
Mullet Madness!: The Haircut That's Business Up Front and a ...
Here is everything you need to go from total “neck blanket” amateur to certified mullet connoisseur. Bone up on the finer points of styling and upkeep.
Alan Henderson, 2013
9
Up front financing: the entrepreneur's guide
Describes twenty ways to finance a new business, including franchises, partnerships, leveraged buy-outs, grants, loan guarantees, and public offerings
Aaron David Silver, 1988
10
Up Front and All Alone an Illustrated Guide to Facilitating ...
Douglas Urquhart. up again in the presentation sections. Also, beware of having one of the workshop organizers give the introduction. Often such people set the wrong tone, use up too much time, tick people off or do other damage when you ...
Douglas Urquhart

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP FRONT»

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Front-of-pack labeling poll: Facts up Front or a points-based system …
Facts up Front (Nutrition Keys) labels therefore focus on the facts, highlighting calories, saturated fat, sodium and sugar per serving and giving firms the option of ... «FoodNavigator-USA.com, Oct 11»

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