IN FRONT OF


Meaning of IN FRONT OF in English

preposition

1.

in a position that is further forward than sb/sth but not very far away :

The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake.

The bus stops right in front of our house.

He was standing in front of me in the line.

She spends all day sitting in front of (= working at) her computer.

2.

if you do sth in front of sb, you do it when they are there :

Please don't talk about it in front of the children.

3.

front sb ( of time ) still to come; not yet passed :

Don't give up. You still have your whole life in front of you.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.