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- [fawr-fruhnt, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔːfrʌnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-fruhnt, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of forefront word
- noun forefront the foremost part or place. 1
- noun forefront the position of greatest importance or prominence: in the forefront of today's writers. 1
- noun forefront The leading or most important position or place. 1
- noun forefront prominence 1
- noun forefront front 1
- singular noun forefront If you are at the forefront of a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it. 0
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Origin of forefront
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75, forefront is from the late Middle English word forfrount, forefrount. See fore-, front
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Parts of speech for Forefront
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forefront popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forefront
noun forefront
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- leading edge — Aeronautics. the edge of an airfoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.
- vanguard — the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- cutting edge — If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.
adjective forefront
- all the rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- up to date — (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
- red hot — red with heat; very hot.
- trendsetting — establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
- state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
Antonyms for forefront
noun forefront
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
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