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to the fore
fore F0241300 (fôr)adj.1. Located at or toward the front; forward.2. Earlier in order of occurrence; former.n.1. Something that is located at or toward the front.2. The front part.adv.1. At, toward, or near the front; forward.2. At an earlier time.prep. also 'fore Before.interj. Sports Used by a golfer to warn those ahead that a ball is headed in their direction.Idiom: to the fore In, into, or toward a position of prominence: A new virtuoso has come to the fore.
[Middle English, beforehand, before, in front of, from Old English; see per in Indo-European roots.]to the fore
to the foreAt, in, or toward a position of emphasis, prominence, or importance; to the forefront. Discrepancies in the yearly budget report brought questions of corruption to the fore. The tennis legend came to the fore when she was just 15 years old.See also: foreto the foreIn, into, or toward a position of prominence, as in A new virtuoso pianist has come to the fore. [First half of 1800s] See also: fore to the fore In, into, or toward a position of prominence: A new virtuoso has come to the fore.See also: foreEncyclopediaSeefore |