come forward

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come forward

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to offer one's services; volunteer

2. to present oneself

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Verb

come forward - make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

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

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

Translations

w>come forward

(= make oneself known) → sich melden

to come forward with help/money → Hilfe/Geld anbieten; to come forward with a good suggestion → mit einem guten Vorschlag kommen

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