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come for·ward
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Princeton's WordNet
come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come outverb
make oneself visible; take action
"Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
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come forwardverb
to offer help or information (especially, about a crime)
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come forward
To come forward means to voluntarily step up or present oneself, often with information, evidence or to offer help. It usually implies taking a stand, confessing or revealing something significant that was previously unknown or unseen.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of come forward in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of come forward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of come forward in a Sentence
I think Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot of relevant evidence, and I would hope Justice Clarence Thomas would come forward and testify about what happened, we're trying to get everybody to come forward voluntarily. ... I would assume Justice Clarence Thomas's going to come forward and testify voluntarily.
Police Chief Brandon Standley:
You're all waiting for that last thing to come forward that says that this is what caused the death of child number one and child number two, unfortunately, we did not get that until today.
My biggest concern is...the people who feel ill but don't come forward for testing at all.
Christine Blasey Ford has not asked for anything of the sort. What she did was to come forward and testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee and agree to cooperate with any investigation by the FBI and that's what she sought to do here.
If people come forward when this happens I think that is the only way to stop it.
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