"come forward" meaning in All languages combined

See come forward on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-come forward.ogg Forms: comes forward [present, singular, third-person], coming forward [participle, present], came forward [past], come forward [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> forward}} come forward (third-person singular simple present comes forward, present participle coming forward, simple past came forward, past participle come forward)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, law, criminology) To offer help or information, especially about a crime. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Categories (topical): Criminology, Law
    Sense id: en-come_forward-en-verb-C24-nRNk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 86 14 Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, forward. Translations (come forward): astua esiin (Finnish), előjön (Hungarian), jelentkezik (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-come_forward-en-verb-HvatDs2p Disambiguation of 'come forward': 0 100
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