Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come forward

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
come -for-ward
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To offer help or information, especially about a crime.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, forward.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

comes forward (present, singular) coming forward (participle, present) came forward (past)

Synonyms

come to the fore step forward step up step to the fore come out

Questions

What does come forward mean?
To offer help or information, especially about a crime.

How to pronounce come forward

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