come forward

come forward

1. To move toward a point of congregation; to step forward. Anyone involved in the ceremony may come forward at this time.
2. To share information, often in court or otherwise regarding a wrongdoing. Will the first witness please come forward? The police are asking anyone with more information on the crime to come forward.
3. To present oneself to offer help. Luckily, an audience member came forward to help me with the microphone.
See also: come, forward
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come forward (with something)

to bring something, such as information, to someone's attention. Colleen came forward with a new idea. I hope you each can come forward with something useful.
See also: come, forward

come forward

 
1. Lit. to move oneself forward. come forward and stand before the whole class.
2. Fig. to present oneself to offer evidence in court voluntarily. Why did you not come forward earlier in the trial? I was afraid to come forward during the trial.
See also: come, forward
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

come forward

Present oneself, offer one's services, as in The boss asked for more help, but no one was inclined to come forward. [Early 1800s]
See also: come, forward
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

come forward

v.
1. To step out and present oneself: The teacher asked the three boys to come forward and receive their award.
2. To offer information or assistance: After the fire, several families came forward with some money for the victims.
See also: come, forward
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • come forth
  • call (one) forward
  • call forward
  • urge (one) forward
  • urge forward
  • inch forward
  • push forward
  • press forward
  • step forward
  • lurch forward
References in periodicals archive
Other victims need to be encouraged to come forward."
"If we can all make safeguarding our business, then we can help victims out there who have been too frightened to speak out in the past to now come forward with confidence, knowing they will be believed and they will be fully supported."
'If one person comes forward and breaks their silence then I've done my job'
Taxpayer Service will serve as the initial point of contact with nonfilers who desire to voluntarily come forward to file delinquent tax returns or to obtain information on the Nonfiler Program.
IRS initiative to bring nonfilers back into the system
I hope today's sentence gives his victim some sense of closure and vindicates their decision to come forward."
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My question is that if the incident happened in 2002 and 2004, then why did they wait this long to come forward? And if they are coming forward now, then why are they coming forward?" Dubey said here, questioning the alleged victims.
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'It actually means that people are growing in confidence in the response that they will receive when they do come forward.'
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