foreground
pronunciation
How to pronounce foreground in British English: UK [ˈfɔːɡraʊnd]
How to pronounce foreground in American English: US [ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd]
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- Noun:
- the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- (computer science) a window for an active application
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- Verb:
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
Word Origin
- foreground (n.)
- 1690s, "part of a landscape nearest the observer," from fore- + ground (n.). First used in English by Dryden ("Art of Painting"); compare Dutch voorgrond. Figurative use by 1816.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Dominating the foreground are large segments of our milky way galaxy .
- 2. A field of corn ready for harvest is in the foreground .
- 3. Back then we used glass paintings , foreground miniatures and stop-motion animation .
- 4. Note that there 's little color variation within the grove in the foreground .
- 5. Intriguing background galaxies are scattered around the field that also includes spiky foreground stars .