Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to frontfire
Participle: frontfired
Gerund: frontfiring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | frontfire |
| you | frontfire |
| he;she;it | frontfires |
| we | frontfire |
| you | frontfire |
| they | frontfire |
Perfect
| I | have frontfired |
| you | have frontfired |
| he;she;it | has frontfired |
| we | have frontfired |
| you | have frontfired |
| they | have frontfired |
Past
| I | frontfired |
| you | frontfired |
| he;she;it | frontfired |
| we | frontfired |
| you | frontfired |
| they | frontfired |
Pluperfect
| I | had frontfired |
| you | had frontfired |
| he;she;it | had frontfired |
| we | had frontfired |
| you | had frontfired |
| they | had frontfired |
Future
| I | will frontfire |
| you | will frontfire |
| he;she;it | will frontfire |
| we | will frontfire |
| you | will frontfire |
| they | will frontfire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have frontfired |
| you | will have frontfired |
| he;she;it | will have frontfired |
| we | will have frontfired |
| you | will have frontfired |
| they | will have frontfired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | frontfire |
| you | frontfire |
| he;she;it | frontfire |
| we | frontfire |
| you | frontfire |
| they | frontfire |
Perfect
| I | have frontfired |
| you | have frontfired |
| he;she;it | have frontfired |
| we | have frontfired |
| you | have frontfired |
| they | have frontfired |
Imperfect
| I | frontfired |
| you | frontfired |
| he;she;it | frontfired |
| we | frontfired |
| you | frontfired |
| they | frontfired |
Pluperfect
| I | had frontfired |
| you | had frontfired |
| he;she;it | had frontfired |
| we | had frontfired |
| you | had frontfired |
| they | had frontfired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would frontfire |
| you | would frontfire |
| he;she;it | would frontfire |
| we | would frontfire |
| you | would frontfire |
| they | would frontfire |
Perfect
| I | would have frontfired |
| you | would have frontfired |
| he;she;it | would have frontfired |
| we | would have frontfired |
| you | would have frontfired |
| they | would have frontfired |
Imperative
| you | frontfire |
| we | Let's frontfire |
| you | frontfire |
Verbs conjugated like 'frontfire'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'frontfire'
bonfire,
frontalize,
frontier,
frostbite,
outfire,
co-fire,
cofire,
confide,
confine,
confirm,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From front + fire, coined as an opposite for backfire (and not usually seen without it).
Sample Sentences
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Talking of backfire, frontfire or whatever, John Carroll can give it both barrels, and simultaneously. [2002 August 18, Liam Griffin, “For the championship’s sake, it must be Tipp”, in Sunday Tribune (Dublin, Ireland):]
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I want to discuss that false psychic you paid to bring Heather messages from the dead. It was a thoughtful idea, but one that backfired and then, ultimately, in its own way, frontfired, giving Heather more hope than you’d imagine. [2003, Douglas Coupland, Hey Nostradamus!, →ISBN:]
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I realized that speaking up now might backfire on me later, but there was a slim chance it could frontfire, too. [2010, Steve Pavlina, Personal Development for Smart People, →ISBN, page vi:]