foreground
To place in the foregroundTo place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
» The couch is in the foreground next to the table.
Die Couch befindet sich im Vordergrund neben dem Tisch. — Tamy
orcrist · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
Examples
5 sentencesThe couch is in the foreground next to the table.
deDie Couch befindet sich im Vordergrund neben dem Tisch. — Tamy
In terms of themes, that movie put gender and sexuality at the foreground.
I usually keep the foreground color in my graphic design software set to white.
deIch stelle die Vordergrundfarbe in meinem Grafikprogramm normalerweise auf Weiß ein. — Yorwba
The man in the background is my grandfather, and my father is in the foreground.
deDer Mann im Hintergrund ist mein Großvater, und mein Vater ist im Vordergrund. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
The foreground of the scene had grown funereally dark, and near objects put on the hues and shapes of chimaeras.
Origin
From fore- + ground. Compare Dutch voorgrond (“foreground”), German Vordergrund (“foregrouFrom fore- + ground. Compare Dutch voorgrond (“foreground”), German Vordergrund (“foreground”), Danish forgrund (“foreground”), Swedish förgrund (“foreground”), Norwegian forgrunn (“foreground”), Icelandic forgrunni (“foreground”).
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Forms
foregrounds, foregrounding, foregrounded, foregrounded| Base form | foreground · to foreground |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | foregrounds |
| Present participle | foregrounding |
| Past simple | foregrounded |
| Past participle | foregrounded |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Describing a picture — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form