step forward

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to volunteer or take action when help or responsibility is needed

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   step forward

   Usage: In this figurative sense, volunteer or accept responsibility; a to-infinitive can describe the action offered.

   Several residents agreed to step forward and organize the flood relief effort.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   Several residents agreed to step forward and organize the flood relief effort.

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