come forward

come forward
verb
make oneself visible; take action (Freq. 1)
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Young people should step to the fore and help their peers

• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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VOLUNTEER, offer one's services, make oneself available.
→ come

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phrasal
1. : to present oneself (as for candidacy or to public notice) : volunteer
2. : to attain note or success : advance

light woolens have come forward to enjoy marked fashion prestige

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come forward
To identify or present oneself (as a volunteer, as a witness, etc)
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Main Entry: ↑come

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ˌcome ˈforward [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come forward he/she/it comes forward present participle coming forward past tense came forward past participle come forward] phrasal verb
to offer help or information

The National Blood Service is anxious for more donors to come forward.

come forward with:

Police said that several people had come forward with information about the attack.

Thesaurus: to offer to do somethinghyponym to choose someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: come

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volunteer oneself for a task or post or to give evidence about a crime

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come forward [phrasal verb]
: to say openly or publicly that you are the person who should get something or who can do something

No one has yet come forward to claim the reward.

Several people came forward to offer their assistance.

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Main Entry: ↑come
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come forward — see ↑come, 1
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Main Entry: ↑forward

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ˌcome ˈforward derived
to offer your help, services, etc

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Several people came forward with information.

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Police have asked witnesses of the accident to come forward.

Main entry: ↑comederived

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  • come forward — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come forward : present tense I/you/we/they come forward he/she/it comes forward present participle coming forward past tense came forward past participle come forward to offer help or information The… …   English dictionary

  • come forward — v. (D; intr.) to come forward with ( to present ) (to come forward with new evidence) * * * [ kʌm fɔːwəd] (D; intr.) to come forward with (to come forward with new evidence; to present ) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • come forward — phr verb Come forward is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑volunteer, ↑witness …   Collocations dictionary

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