Talk:come to the fore

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RFV discussion: July 2016–April 2017

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Rfv-sense: "to assume a leading position". Is this sense real? I don't find it in other dictionaries and the usex "The winner didn't come to the fore until the race was nearly over" could as well be of the first sense. --Hekaheka (talk) 03:00, 15 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

It is surprising how difficult it can be to find unambiguous examples here. I have added three quotes that use the phrase in the sense of becoming prominant rather than becoming obvious. Kiwima (talk) 23:42, 16 July 2016 (UTC)Reply
This seems like an SoP entry, by the way: e.g. "bring to the fore" is also common. Equinox 18:02, 17 July 2016 (UTC)Reply
I agree. "at the fore" is also attestable, and we have an entry for to the fore too. I think this is just a figurative sense of fore. —Mr. Granger (talkcontribs) 19:03, 17 July 2016 (UTC)Reply


RFD discussion: April–September 2017

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SOP: come + to the fore. (Or come + to + the + fore...) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 06:42, 14 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Delete or redirect to to the fore. — (((Romanophile))) (contributions) 04:15, 5 May 2017 (UTC)Reply