phrasal verb · academic
bring to the fore
UK/brɪŋ tə ðə fɔː/US/brɪŋ tə ðə fɔːr/BRING·to·the·FORE
to make an issue or topic important or receive attention
Examples
“The scandal was brought to the fore by investigative journalists.”
“Recent studies have brought the mental-health crisis to the fore.”
“During the debate she brought the inequality issue to the fore.”
Band 8 sentence
“What brought this issue to the fore was a leaked memo that revealed years of institutional neglect.”
Collocations
- bring X to the fore
- bring an issue to the fore
Word family
Common mistakes
bring up the issue→bring to the fore
bring out the issue→bring to the fore
Say it for a higher band
5mention→6highlight→7+bring to the fore
Synonyms
highlight
emphasise
Easily confused
bring up
“She brought the topic up during the meeting.”
highlight
“The report highlights several problems with the system.”
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