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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 action
Familiarity information: STEP TO THE FORE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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