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STEP TO THE FORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does step to the fore mean? 

STEP TO THE FORE (verb)
  The verb STEP TO THE FORE has 1 sense:

1. make oneself visible; take actionplay

  Familiarity information: STEP TO THE FORE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STEP TO THE FORE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make oneself visible; take action

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

come forward; come out; come to the fore; step forward; step to the fore; step up

Context example:

Young people should step to the fore and help their peers

Hypernyms (to "step to the fore" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


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