come forward
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Verb
come forward (third-person singular simple present comes forward, present participle coming forward, simple past came forward, past participle come forward)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, forward.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To offer help or information (especially, about a crime).
- 2014, Ruzwana Bashir, "The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim", The Guardian, 29 August 2014:
- I’m coming forward to publicly share my own story in the hope that I can encourage others to do the same and help tear down the wall of silence that perpetuates further abuse.
- 2014, Ruzwana Bashir, "The untold story of how a culture of shame perpetuates abuse. I know, I was a victim", The Guardian, 29 August 2014:
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come forward
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