foregrounding

UK
/ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔrɡraʊndɪŋ/
foregroundingnoun
foregroundings
pl
Translations
The artist's use of color in the painting is a foregrounding of the main subject.
Использование цвета художником в картине является акцентированием главного предмета.
Definitions
The act of making something the most prominent or important feature.
The foregrounding of environmental issues in the campaign helped raise public awareness.
A stylistic and linguistic technique by which certain elements of a text are made to stand out through deviation, repetition, or parallelism.
Foregrounding of alliteration in the poem draws attention to its central theme.
foregroundinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔrɡraʊndɪŋ/
Definitions
Emphasising or highlighting something so that it becomes the most prominent feature.
The report takes a foregrounding approach to socioeconomic factors.
foregroundverb

foregrounding

Gerund

foregrounded
Past Simple
foregrounded
Past Participle
foregrounding
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
US
/ˈfɔrɡraʊnd/
Translations
The artist foregrounds the main character in the painting.
Художник выделяет главного героя на картине.
Definitions
To make something the most prominent or important feature.
The speaker foregrounded the importance of mental health in her presentation.
(Computing) To bring a running process or window to an active, visible state.
Use the shortcut to foreground the terminal window.
Synonyms
make prominent
bring to the fore
put forward
draw attention to
call attention to
foregroundnoun
Definitions
The part of a view or image that is nearest to the observer, especially in a picture or photograph.
In the painting, the artist placed a vibrant red flower in the foreground to draw the viewer's attention.
The most prominent or important position or situation.
The issue of climate change has been brought to the foreground in recent political debates.
(Computing) A state or position of a program, window, or process that is currently active and visible to the user.
When the chat application is in the foreground, all keyboard input goes to it.
foregroundadjective
Definitions
Located at or relating to the part nearest the observer; situated at the front.
Adjust the lighting to highlight the foreground objects.