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fore·front

(fôr′frŭnt′)

1. The foremost part or area.

2. The position of most importance, prominence, or responsibility; the vanguard: in the forefront of the liberation movement. Also called foreground.

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forefront

(ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt)

1. the extreme front

2. the position of most prominence, responsibility, or action

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fore•front

(ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr-)

n.

1. the foremost part or place.

2. the position of greatest importance or prominence; vanguard.

[1425–75]

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Noun	1.	forefront - the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" head forepart, front, front end - the side that is forward or prominent
	2.	forefront - the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" cutting edge, vanguard perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

forefront

noun lead, centre, front, fore, spearhead, prominence, vanguard, foreground, leading position, van They are at the forefront of the campaign.

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Translations

مُقَدِّمَه، طَليعَه

první linie

første linielængst fremme

Spitze

vanguardia

fremsta víglína

facciata prima linea

priešakinėje linijoje

priekšējā līnijapriekšplāns

forreste del fremste linje

ön cephede

最前线

forefront

[ˈfɔːfrʌnt] N to be in the forefront of → estar en la vanguardia de

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forefront

[ˈfɔː^rfrʌnt] n
at the forefront of [+ campaign] → au premier plan de
to be at the forefront of sb's mind, to be in the forefront of sb's mind → être au centre des préoccupations de qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

forefront

n in or at the forefront of → an der Spitze (+gen)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

forefront

[ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt] n to be in the forefront of → essere all'avanguardia di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

forefront

(ˈfoːfrant) : in the ˈforefront

at or in the very front. in the forefront of the battle.

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Yes, at last they were forced to flee, and after them came the Swazis, and in the forefront of the pursuit was their chief, ringed round with a circle of his bravest.