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forefront

/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/ UK
/ˈfoːfɹʌnt/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈfɔːfɹʊnt/ Northern England
/ˈfɔːfɾənt/
/ˈfoɹfɹʌnt/ Canada, US
/ˈfoːfɹɐnt/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈfoɾfɾʌnt/ Scotland
/ˈfoːfɾənt/ Wales
/ˈfoːfɹʊnt/
/ˈfoəfɹʌnt/ Eastern New England
/ˈfɔəfɹʌnt/ UK, obsolete

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)fɹʌnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.

noun forefronts

The leading position or edge. That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.

verb forefronts · forefronting · forefronted

transitive To bring to the forefront; to emphasize, or focus on. The impact of austerity and economic circumstances were forefronted in the more economically deprived countries of the partner countries (BG, GR) and seen as producing a fateful impact on access to diet and healthy lifestyle options.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: vanguard, head, cutting edge, foremost, front, advance, breakthrough, trailblazer, pioneer, top, stage, abreast, close-up, edge, peak, leader

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noun forefront

Español	vanguardia, primer plano
日本語	第一線 daiissen
中文	第一線 /第一线 dìyīxiàn, 前沿 qiányán
Português	primeiro plano
Français	avant-garde, premier plan
Deutsch	Vordergrund
Italiano	primo piano
Ελληνικά	εμπροσθοφυλακή emprosthofylakí, πρωτοπορία protoporía, πρώτη γραμμή próti grammí
Русский	пере́дний край perédnij kraj, аванга́рд avangárd, пере́дний план perédnij plan, передова́я peredovája
العربية	طَلِيعَة ṭalīʕa

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@misc{forefront_2026,
  title = {forefront},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forefront},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}