Grammatical class

Adverb

devant

in front, at the front

Details

Syllables

de-vant

Phonetics

də.vɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

5902

Freq. (movies)

6353

Freq. (news)

144

Sentences

Il marchait devant.

He was walking in front.

A1

Qui est devant ?

Who is ahead?

A1

Surveille devant.

Watch the front.

A1

Tom marchait devant.

Tom walked ahead.

A1

Elle marchait devant.

She was walking ahead.

A1

Regarde devant.

Face forward.

A2

Regarde droit devant.

Look straight ahead.

A2

Je verrouillai la porte de devant.

I locked the front door.

B1

Il s'est assis devant pour pouvoir entendre.

He sat in the front so as to be able to hear.

B1

Il a triché à l'interro en copiant sur la fille de devant.

He cheated on the test by copying from the girl in front.

B1

Nous vîmes quelque chose bouger parmi les ombres juste là-haut, devant.

We saw something move in the shadows just up ahead.

B1

Passe devant !

Go ahead!

B2