forefront
forefront
Definition
foreĀ·front (-fruntā²)
noun
- the extreme front
- the position of most activity, importance, etc.
forefront
Synonyms
forefront
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- take: It is imperative that we as youth take the forefront in the struggle against this imperialist war.
- occupy: Norman Foster has occupied the forefront of his profession with notable examples of his work worldwide.
Adjective modifier
- very: Finally she returns to her desk and he rushes in through the door to the very forefront of stage right where he stops abruptly.
- international: The aim is to ensure that the Rowett remains at the international forefront of biological research.
Modifies a noun
- research: Modern science buildings, forefront research, and innovative teaching abound.
- role: There is too the movement against state-organised racist attacks with which Cornelius was so closely associated and in which he played a forefront role.
Preposition: in
- development: Mountain Leader Training has been at the forefront in the development of walkers ' skills for forty years.
- design: I am determined that NEA will be at the forefront in the design and delivery of effective solutions to fuel poverty.
- fight: CKD were convinced that Scottish scientists and technologies are at the forefront in the fight against human disease.
- research: The company was founded in 1947 and today they are at the forefront in the scientific research & technology of nutritional science.
- midwifery: The Maternity Unit at Kingston Hospital is at the forefront in midwifery and obstetric care.
- struggle: It is imperative that we as youth take the forefront in the struggle against this imperialist war.
Preposition: of
- innovation: My mother was very much at the forefront of innovation in the 1960s with Primary School teaching.
- campaigning: UNISON is at the forefront of campaigning against racism in Scotland.
- revolution: He now finds himself at the forefront of a football revolution with FC United.
- astronomy: The work of the PPARC and their partners will help Scotland remain at the forefront of astronomy.
- struggle: These people will be at the forefront of the struggles which lie ahead.
- advancement: The unit is at the forefront of much technological advancement in the imaging field.
Preposition: with
- technology: The first air separation plant was built within a year and we have remained at the forefront with this technology ever since.
Browse dictionary entries near forefront
- forefoot
- forefinger
- forefend
- forefeel
- forefather
- foredoom
- foredo
- foredeck
- forecourt
- foreclosure
- foregather
- forego
- foregoing
- foregone
- foreground
- foregut
- forehand
- forehanded
- forehead
- foreign
