forefront
The leading position or edgeThe leading position or edge.
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» Always place respect at the forefront.
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1 sensesThe leading position or edge.
That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.
Vordergrund
пере́дний крайperédnij kraj, аванга́рдavangárd, пере́дний планperédnij plan
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
Examples
8 sentencesAlways place respect at the forefront.
Respect should be at the forefront.
Replicability is at the forefront of the modern research agenda.
Finland has been at the forefront pursuing gender equality for decades.
deFinnland ist seit Jahrzehnten ein Vorstreiter der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I would like to see sentences that forefront common, everyday usage.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.
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Forms
plural: forefronts| Singular | forefront |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the part in the front or nearest the viewer:head
- the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field:vanguardcutting edge
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.