foreground

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/

Noun

foreground (plural foregrounds)

1. The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
2. The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
3. (computing, often, attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.

Related terms

• background
• midground

Translations

• French: premier plan, avant-plan
• German: Vordergrund
• Italian: primo piano
• Portuguese: primeiro plano
• Russian: пере́дний пла́н
• Spanish: primer plano

Verb

foreground (foregrounds, present participle foregrounding; past and past participle foregrounded)

1. To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically)

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