English → Latin
“come forward” in Latin
prōcēdōto proceed, advance; to show oneself, appear, become visible; to go towards, go to meetprōdeōto go forth: to advance, to proceed; to come forth: to appear, to emerge, to become manifest; to come up, to turn out, tappāreōto appear, be visible, come into sight; to be evident, clear or certain; to appear as servant or aid (a lictor, scribe, exsistōto be, exist; to appear, arise, emerge; to becomeprōgrediorto come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed; to make progress, advance, develop, proceed, go on; advancprōficiōto advance, make progress, make headway; to benefit, profit, take advantage; to help, contribute, be useful
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
come forward
(α) (α) PROPR., procedere (general term): prodire: apparere: exsistere (especially of distinguished men, Vid: Cic., Rosc., Am., 2, 5; Arch. 7, 15; Ochs. Cic. Ecl. p. 131): openly, procedere in solem ex umbraculis: os suum populo ostendere: (β) = advance, progredi: proficere: progressus facere (IMPROP., to make progress), procedere (advance).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for come forward?
- The usual Latin words for “come forward” are prōcēdō, prōdeō, appāreō; also exsistō, prōgredior, prōficiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.