in front

前に、先頭に

位置や進み具合、競争などで、ほかより先にいる状態。

やさしい英語で： Ahead of other people or things in position, progress, or a competition.

• Our team is in front.
• The red car stayed in front throughout the race.
• Who is in front of you in the queue?

使い方： in front of someone/something (Our team is in front of the other teams.)

類義語： ahead, in the lead

反対語： behind

よく使う表現： stay in front, in front of someone

目の前に、見える位置に

相手の前の、相手から見える位置に。

やさしい英語で： In a position before someone where they can see you or something.

• Keep your hands in front of you.
• She put the photo in front of me.
• He held his ticket in front so the guard could see it.

使い方： in front of someone (She held the drawing in front of him.)

類義語： in view

よく使う表現： in front of someone, stand in front

前に

進む方向で、誰かや何かより先の位置に。

やさしい英語で： Further forward than someone or something, along the direction of movement.

• A dog ran in front of us.
• She stood in front of me in the queue.
• Do not step in front of a moving car.

使い方： in front of someone/something (A cyclist rode in front of our bus.)

類義語： ahead of, before

反対語： behind

よく使う表現： in front of someone, in front of something

前に、正面に

人や物が向いている側に。

やさしい英語で： On the side that someone or something faces.

• She stood in front of the mirror.
• There is a tree in front of our house.
• He sat in front of the screen all evening.

使い方： in front of someone/something (We waited in front of the main entrance.)

類義語： before

反対語： behind

よく使う表現： in front of something, in front of someone