Definition of "in front of" [in front of]

• At or near the front part of (something). (preposition)
• In the presence of, in view of (someone). (preposition)
• Located before, ahead of, previous to (someone or something). (preposition)

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• "Ms. Torrance, I noticed, now stood in front of me and slightly to my right, her own Beretta leveled on me while my Smith & Wesson lay in its holster on the table."
• "One moment he was in front of me, his hands empty, the next he was close by my side and a small center-fire derringer was at my throat, the twin barrels pointing upward to my brain."
• "Despite my tiredness, I took the Congress Street exit, then headed onto Danforth and pulled up in front of Curtis Peltier's house."