Past tense of front
regular verb
The past tense of front is fronted. The past participle is also fronted.
Forms of front
| Base form (V1) | front /fɹʌnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fronted /ˈfɹʌntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | fronted /ˈfɹʌntɪd/ |
| Present participle | fronting /ˈfɹʌntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | fronts /fɹʌnts/ |
Fronted in a sentence
- The door fronted on a narrow run, like a footbridge over a gully, that filled the gap between the house wall and the edge of the bank.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 35
- They emerged atop the broad curving steps that fronted on the Street of the Sisters, near the foot of Visenya's Hill.1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 312
- He fronted himself off about having already broken the rule.From the entry front oneself off
- We took a lot of kids on that trip, and they fronted up.2016, Gerry Thornley, Front Up, Rise Up: The Official Story of Connacht Rugby, →ISBN. From the entry front up
- H.O. and I fronted up to see them and I got the job.2015, Dave Sharp, Wind Up The Windows We’re Coming In To Land, →ISBN. From the entry front up
Meaning of front
- noun The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- noun The side of a building with the main entrance.
- noun A field of activity.
Questions about the past tense of front
- What is the past tense of front?
- The past tense of front is fronted.
- What is the past participle of front?
- The past participle of front is fronted.
- Is front a regular or irregular verb?
- Front is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: front (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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