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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

in front/ out in front

Hello,
Macmillan Dictionary defines them as identical phrases, but I don't think that out in front can be in these sentences: "Owen scored to put his team in front." or "By half time, the Italians were well in front." What do you think?

Also, do you think that: "Make sure you are in front at the end of the first lap of the race." sounds good? I would use out in front, ahead of the others or "make sure you have the lead". With "in front" the sentence looks somewhat bare to me.
  

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These sound ok to me: Owen scored to put his team out in front. By half time, the Italians were well out in front.

— AlpheccaStars

  • These sound ok to me: Owen scored to put his team out in front.
  • By half time, the Italians were well out in front.
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These sound ok to me:
Owen scored to put his team out in front.
By half time, the Italians were well out in front.
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Both can be used then Emotion: smile. What do you think about the other sentence?

Thank you, A. Stars.
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Gene93"Make sure you are in front at the end of the first lap of the race." sounds good?
Yes.
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I just had a look at a few dictionary definitions and I am getting the impression that "out in front" suggests a longer distance than "in front". Of course, this might not be true, but that's the conclusion I reached after giving it some thought.
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