come forward

• Sich melden, um Hilfe, Informationen oder eine Aussage anzubieten, oft als Reaktion auf eine Aufforderung oder in einer Situation, in der jemand hervortreten und helfen soll.

To offer help, information, or testimony, often in response to a request or in a situation where someone is needed to step up and assist.

1. Volunteer or offer helpB2formal

   To offer to help or provide information, especially in a public or official context.

   Sich melden

   • Several witnesses came forward after the accident.
   • The organization is asking for volunteers to come forward.
   • She came forward to offer her assistance with the project.

2. B2formal

   To move to the front or present oneself to an authority or group.

   Sich vorstellen

   • The suspect was asked to come forward and identify himself.
   • When the call for help was made, many people came forward.
   • He came forward to claim the prize.