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What does come forward mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word come forward? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see come,‎ forward.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To offer help or information (especially, about a crime).
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Although O'Malley continued to come forward McLeod delivered all of the important shots, hitting him with rights and lefts.
Sometimes when copyright on a film expires, all sorts of stakeholders come forward.
We still need members of the public to come forward and help us by letting us know who is committing the burglaries and who is storing the items.
Maybe a knight in shining armour will come forward to assist half a million pensioners worldwide.
Mary, how long did it take for them to come forward after the end of that trial and to learn that one of their own witnesses had lied?
The group wants users or potential users of the car park to come forward with more ideas.

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