forefront
noun
- leading edge
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/ / /ˈfɔɹfɹʌnt/ / /ˈfoːfɹɐnt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.
- The leading position or edge.
“That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.”
“Today, the pocket calculator is a dying product, a casualty of digitization, which has been relegated to the role of a graphic icon on phone and computer screens rather than an object in its own right, but back in the early 1970s, it was at the forefront of consumer technology.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.
- 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.”