(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards

the flats which fronted Crow Road

both properties fronted on to the beach

provide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material

a metal box fronted by an alloy panel

a glass-fronted bookcase

lead or be the most prominent member in (an organization, group, or activity)

the group is fronted by two girl singers

act as a front or cover for illegal or secret activity

he fronted for them in illegal property deals

make an appearance; turn up

parents get a bit worried if you don't front up now and then

they better front up and start doing their job

articulate (a vowel sound) with the tongue further forward

the three velar consonants are normally fronted to some degree

the fronting of /au/ was completed a couple of generations ago

place (a sentence element) at the beginning of a sentence instead of in its usual position, for emphasis or as a feature of some dialects, as in horrible it was