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foreground

fo·reg·round

UK/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/ US/ˈfɔˌrɡraʊnd/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

the part of a scene that is near the viewer

2.

verb

1.

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

  • “The introduction highlighted the speaker”
  • “;”
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Origin

From 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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