foreground
/ˈfɔrɡraʊnd/
noun
- The part of a view or picture that is nearest to the viewer.
- The foreground of the scene showed a busy street market.
- In the painting, a cat sits in the foreground.
- The photographer focused on the flowers in the foreground.
- The most noticeable or important position.
- Her achievements put her in the foreground of the scientific community.
- The issue of climate change has moved into the foreground of public debate.
- The story kept the human cost in the foreground.
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verb
- To make something the most noticeable or important part.
- The report foregrounds the need for better education.
- The director chose to foreground the character's emotions.
- We need to foreground the voices of those affected.
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