Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle.
--2 Sam. xi.
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[1913 Webster]
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Forefront — may refer to:* Microsoft Forefront * ForeFront Records … Wikipedia
forefront — (n.) late 15c., a Germanic Latin hybrid, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + FRONT (Cf. front) (n.). Originally of buildings; the main modern sense is from military meaning front rank of an army (1510s) … Etymology dictionary
forefront — / foreground [n] prominence beginning, center, cutting edge*, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading edge*, limelight*, on the line*, spearhead*, state of the art, vanguard; concept 668 Ant. back, background, rear, unimportance … New thesaurus
forefront — ► NOUN ▪ the leading position or place … English terms dictionary
forefront — [fôr′frunt΄] n. 1. the extreme front 2. the position of most activity, importance, etc … English World dictionary
forefront — noun the forefront VERB + THE FOREFRONT ▪ remain at, remain in ▪ Education remains at the forefront of the state s planning. ▪ keep sb/sth at, keep sb/sth in, keep sb/sth to (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
forefront — /ˈfɔfrʌnt/ (say fawfrunt) noun 1. the foremost part or place. –phrase 2. at the forefront, of primary importance: *Forests are back on the agenda, nuclear issues are at the forefront –aap news, 2000. 3. at (or in) the forefront, (sometimes… …
forefront — fore|front [ˈfo:frʌnt US ˈfo:r ] n 1.) be at/in/to the forefront (of sth) to be in a leading position in an important activity that is trying to achieve something or develop new ideas ▪ The company has always been at the forefront of science and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forefront — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)frʌnt[/t]] 1) N SING: the N, usu at/in/to N, N of/in n/ ing If you are at the forefront of a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it. They have been at the forefront of the campaign for political… … English dictionary
forefront — n. in the forefront * * * [ fɔːfrʌnt] in the forefront … Combinatory dictionary
