in front of
prep. phr.. A1 Beginner Oxford
prep. phr.. In a position that is ahead of or facing someone or something.
prep. phr.. A complex preposition indicating a spatial position directly before or ahead of a person, object, or location.
The car is parked in front of the house.
She felt nervous speaking in front of such a large audience.
A small, determined protest group gathered in front of the embassy, undeterred by the freezing rain.
Usage
This phrase is followed by a noun indicating the person or object something is positioned before.
Teaching tip
Distinguish from 'in the front of', which means inside the front part of something (e.g., 'He sat in the front of the bus').
Pitfall
He stood in front the door.He stood in front of the door.The preposition 'of' is a required part of this three-word phrase.