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forefrontfore‧front /ˈfɔːfrʌnt $ ˈfɔːr-/ ●○○ noun  - Admittedly, few people think of pentecostalism as being in the forefront of feminism.
- As always, Rodrigo del Bivar was in the forefront of the action.
- It has the effect too of keeping to the forefront the meanings recognized by participants.
- You have to be willing to be in the forefront.
VERB► come· Now they came again to the forefront of her mind.· In the 1994 bi-election year, prayer in the schools, so-called family values, and similar issues came to the forefront.· Largely due to Bernard, they were to come to the forefront of politics and to find a place within the papal court. ► keep· It is a logical ending to a book whose purpose is directly stated and kept consistently in the forefront of the narrative.· It has the effect too of keeping to the forefront the meanings recognized by participants. ► be at/in/to the forefront (of something)- Everywhere in the world, it was women who were in the forefront of campaigning.
- He is at the forefront of the campaign to save the Elephant from extinction.
- Meleager slays his uncles, who are in the forefront of those who would destroy Atalanta.
- The brothers were at the forefront of the story from the beginning.
- The company's main business is in sheet fed offset and it is at the forefront of printing on recycled paper.
- The mill was never to be in the forefront of industry.
- Through their own efforts, deaf people were in the forefront of Glasgow society.
- You have to be willing to be in the forefront.
► be in/at/to the forefront of somebody’s mind/attention etc- The risks of a court case also have to be in the forefront of your mind.
- This meant that fund-raising news and any other news about the deaf was in the forefront of everyone's attention.
1be at/in/to the forefront (of something) 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 technology. Prison conditions have been pushed to the forefront of public debate.2be in/at/to the forefront of somebody’s mind/attention etc to be what someone is thinking about most, because it is very important to them → at the back of somebody’s mind: Fear of unemployment was at the forefront of everyone’s minds. |