Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To offer help or information, especially about a crime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make oneself visible; take action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: come to the fore, step forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
