fore
n. uncountablen. the front part of something, especially a ship. You usually see it in the phrase 'to the fore', which means something has become important or easy to see.
n. the front part of a vessel or object. Most commonly encountered in the prepositional idiom 'to the fore', indicating a position of prominence or visibility.
The issue of safety has come to the fore.
During the debate, concerns about the environment came to the fore as the most important topic for voters.
While the technical details were handled by the engineering team, the ethical implications of the project only came to the fore after the public consultation began.
A development of the prefix fore-.
Primarily used in the fixed idiomatic phrase 'to the fore'. In nautical contexts, it refers specifically to the forward part of a ship.