foregrounding

UK
/ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔrɡraʊndɪŋ/

Translations

foregroundinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔrɡraʊndɪŋ/
foregroundingnoun
foregroundings
pl
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.
foregroundverb

foregrounding

Gerund

foregrounded
Past Simple
foregrounded
Past Participle
foregrounding
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
US
/ˈfɔrɡraʊnd/
The artist foregrounds the main character in the painting.
Художник выделяет главного героя на картине.
Synonyms
make prominent
bring to the fore
put forward
draw attention to
call attention to

Definitions

foregroundinggerund / present participle
Emphasising or highlighting something so that it becomes the most prominent feature.
The report takes a foregrounding approach to socioeconomic factors.
foregroundingnoun
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.
foregroundverb
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.