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noun the forefrontVERB + THE FOREFRONT▪ remain at, remain in▪
Education remains at the forefront of the state's planning.
▪ keep sb/sth at, keep sb/sth in, keep sb/sth to (BrE)▪ come into (AmE), come to▪She came to the forefront as governor after the political change.
▪ push sb/sth into, push sb/sth to, thrust sb/sth into, thrust sb/sth to▪His new job thrust him to the forefront.
▪ bring sb/sth to, place sb/sth at, place sb/sth in, put sb/sth (back) at, put sb/sth (back) in▪The new factory could put the town back at the forefront of steel manufacture.
PREPOSITION▪ at the forefront (of), in the forefront (of)▪issues at the forefront of government policy
PHRASES▪ at the forefront of sb's mind, in the forefront of sb's mind, to the forefront of sb's mind▪This question remained at the forefront of her mind.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Forefront — Fore front , n. Foremost part or place. [1913 Webster] Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle. 2 Sam. xi. 15. [1913 Webster] Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. J. C.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forefront — may refer to:* Microsoft Forefront * ForeFront Records … Wikipedia
forefront — (n.) late 15c., a Germanic Latin hybrid, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + FRONT (Cf. front) (n.). Originally of buildings; the main modern sense is from military meaning front rank of an army (1510s) … Etymology dictionary
forefront — / foreground [n] prominence beginning, center, cutting edge*, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading edge*, limelight*, on the line*, spearhead*, state of the art, vanguard; concept 668 Ant. back, background, rear, unimportance … New thesaurus
forefront — ► NOUN ▪ the leading position or place … English terms dictionary
forefront — [fôr′frunt΄] n. 1. the extreme front 2. the position of most activity, importance, etc … English World dictionary
forefront — /ˈfɔfrʌnt/ (say fawfrunt) noun 1. the foremost part or place. –phrase 2. at the forefront, of primary importance: *Forests are back on the agenda, nuclear issues are at the forefront –aap news, 2000. 3. at (or in) the forefront, (sometimes… … Australian English dictionary
forefront — fore|front [ˈfo:frʌnt US ˈfo:r ] n 1.) be at/in/to the forefront (of sth) to be in a leading position in an important activity that is trying to achieve something or develop new ideas ▪ The company has always been at the forefront of science and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forefront — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)frʌnt[/t]] 1) N SING: the N, usu at/in/to N, N of/in n/ ing If you are at the forefront of a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it. They have been at the forefront of the campaign for political… … English dictionary
forefront — n. in the forefront * * * [ fɔːfrʌnt] in the forefront … Combinatory dictionary
