The difference between First and Front
When used as nouns, first means the person or thing in the first position, whereas front means the foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
When used as adjectives, first means preceding all others of a series or kind, whereas front means located at or near the front.
First is also adverb with the meaning: before anything else.
Front is also verb with the meaning: to face (, ).
check bellow for the other definitions of First and Front
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First as an adjective:
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
Examples:
"The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday."
"I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race."
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First as an adjective:
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Examples:
"Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece."
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First as an adverb:
Before anything else; firstly.
Examples:
"Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook."
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First as a noun (uncountable):
The person or thing in the first position.
Examples:
"He was the first to complete the course."
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First as a noun (uncountable):
The first gear of an engine.
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First as a noun (countable):
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
Examples:
"This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."
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First as a noun (countable, baseball):
first base
Examples:
"There was a close play at first."
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First as a noun (countable, British, colloquial):
A first-class honours degree.
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First as a noun (countable, colloquial):
A first-edition copy of some publication.
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First as a noun:
A fraction of an integer ending in one.
Examples:
"one forty-first of the estate"
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First as a noun (obsolete):
Time; time granted; respite.
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Front as a noun:
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
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Front as a noun:
The side of a building with the main entrance.
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Front as a noun:
A field of activity.
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Front as a noun:
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Examples:
"Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia."
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Front as a noun (meteorology):
The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
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Front as a noun (military):
An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
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Front as a noun (military):
The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
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Front as a noun (military):
The direction of the enemy.
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Front as a noun (military):
When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
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Front as a noun (obsolete):
A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
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Front as a noun (dated):
Cheek; boldness; impudence.
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Front as a noun (informal):
An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
Examples:
"He says he likes hip-hop, but I think it's just a front."
"You don't need to put on a front. Just be yourself."
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Front as a noun (historical):
That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
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Front as a noun:
The most conspicuous part.
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Front as a noun (obsolete):
The beginning.
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Front as a noun (UK):
a seafront or coastal promenade.
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Front as a noun (obsolete):
The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
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Front as a noun (slang, hotels, dated):
The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation.
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Front as a noun (slang, in the plural):
A grill .
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Front as an adjective:
Located at or near the front.
Examples:
"The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor."
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Front as an adjective (comparable, phonetics):
Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
Examples:
"The English word smallcaps dress has a front vowel in most dialects."
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Front as a verb (intransitive, dated):
To face (, ); to be pointed in a given direction.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To face, be opposite to.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
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Front as a verb (phonetics, transitive, intransitive):
To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
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Front as a verb (linguistics, transitive):
To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.
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Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
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Front as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
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Front as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
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Front as a verb (transitive):
To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
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Front as a verb:
To appear before, as in to front court.