afront

in front of

Adverb

  1. in front; face to face

Origin

Etymology tree English a- English front English afront From a- + front.

Preposition

  1. in front of
    • These four came all afront, and mainly thrust / at me. I made me no more ado, but took all their seven / points in my target, thus! - a. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, scene 4, lines 195–197: