foreground

fore·ground  (fôrground, fr-)

n.

1. The part of a scene or picture that is nearest to and in front of the viewer.

2. See forefront.

tr.v.

To place in the foreground; call attention to: "He is currently at work on a trilogy of pieces . . . which foreground the Algerian War" Eleanor Heartney.

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foreground

Noun

1. the part of a view, esp. in a picture, nearest the viewer

2. an important or prominent position

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foreground - the part of a scene that is near the viewer panorama, vista, view, aspect, scene, prospect - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
	2.	foreground - (computer science) a window for an active application CRT screen, screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube window - (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Verb	1.	foreground - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" highlight, play up, spotlight set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" background, play down, downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

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foreground

noun 1. front, focus, forefront

noun 2. prominence, limelight, fore, forefront

Translations

foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] n → primer plano

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foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] fore n → premier plan

cpd (Comput) → prioritaire

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foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] n → Vordergrund m

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foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] n → primo piano

cpd (COMPUT) → foreground inv; di primo piano