forefront Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the part in the front or nearest the viewer
    head.
    • he was in the forefront
    • he was at the head of the column
  2. noun the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
    vanguard; cutting edge.
    • the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
    • the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy

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