2) передний край, центр деятельности Ex: in the forefront of the battle на передовой линии
3) первый план; важнейшее место Ex: to be in the forefront of the peace movement быть в авангарде борьбы за мир _Id: to bring to (to place in) the forefront выдвигать на первый план
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" Синонимы: vanguard, cutting edge,
the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" Синонимы: head,