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front

//ˈfrɔnt/ | /ˈfrɔnt//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    front (foremost part of a line of soldiers or policemen)
  2. 2.
    front (side of a building with the main entrance)
  3. 3.
    front (area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact)
  4. 4.
    front (military unit composed of multiple armies that sits in the line of contact)
  5. 5.
    front (interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation)
  6. 6.
    front (formation of planes during a group flight)
  7. 7.
    front (area of activity)
  8. 8.
    front (foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves)
  9. 9.
    literaryfront (activity against someone else's activity)
  10. 10.
    literaryfront (group carrying out activity against someone else's activity)
  11. 11.
    colloquialobsoletehouse facing a street

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • frontem
  • na dwa fronty
  • szerokim frontem
  • frontowiec
  • frontownik
  • zmienić front
  • zmieniać front
Synonyms
Related words (1)
  • frontowo

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Front, French front, or English front, ultimately from Latin frōns. First attested in 1656–1688. Compare Silesian frōnt.

Forms

  • frontowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
front
Plural
fronty
Genitive
Singular
frontu
Plural
frontów
Dative
Singular
frontowi
Plural
frontom
Accusative
Singular
front
Plural
fronty
Instrumental
Singular
frontem
Plural
frontami
Locative
Singular
froncie
Plural
frontach
Vocative
Singular
froncie
Plural
fronty

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