Foreground — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the part of a scene that is near the viewer

(computer science) a window for an active application

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹɡɹaʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːɡɹaʊnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːɡɹaʊnd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹɡɹaʊnd/.

Examples

The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spotlight highlight play up

Antonyms

play down background

Parts of Speech

noun	the part of a scene that is near the viewer
noun	(computer science) a window for an active application
verb	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent “The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics”

Word Forms

foreground	verb	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
foreground	noun	the part of a scene that is near the viewer
highlighter	noun	a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text
highlight	noun	the most interesting or memorable part
highlighting	noun	an area of lightness in a picture
spotlight	noun	a focus of public attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vordergrund

der Teil einer Szene, der sich in der Nähe des Betrachters befindet

🇫🇷French

premier plan

la partie d'une scène qui est proche du spectateur

🇪🇸Spanish

primer plano

la parte de una escena que está cerca del espectador

🇮🇹Italian

primo piano

la parte di una scena che è vicina allo spettatore

🇳🇱Dutch

voorgrond

het deel van een scène dat zich dichtbij de kijker bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

primeiro plano

a parte de uma cena que está perto do espectador

🇷🇺Russian

передний план

часть сцены, которая находится рядом со зрителем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अग्रभूमि

दृश्य का वह भाग जो दर्शक के निकट होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রভাগ

একটি দৃশ্যের অংশ যা দর্শকের কাছাকাছি

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்புறம்

பார்வையாளருக்கு அருகில் இருக்கும் ஒரு காட்சியின் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుభాగం

వీక్షకుడికి సమీపంలో ఉన్న సన్నివేశం యొక్క భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

अग्रभाग

दृश्याचा भाग जो दर्शकाच्या जवळ आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગ્રભૂમિ

દ્રશ્યનો ભાગ જે દર્શકની નજીક છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಭಾಗ

ವೀಕ್ಷಕರ ಬಳಿ ಇರುವ ದೃಶ್ಯದ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻഭാഗം

കാഴ്ചക്കാരന് സമീപമുള്ള ഒരു സീനിൻ്റെ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਰਗਰਾਉਂਡ

ਇੱਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਦਰਸ਼ਕ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیش منظر

ایک منظر کا وہ حصہ جو ناظرین کے قریب ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前景

场景中靠近观看者的部分

🇯🇵Japanese

前景

視聴者の近くにあるシーンの一部

🇰🇷Korean

전경

관객 가까이에 있는 장면의 일부

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền cảnh

phần của cảnh ở gần người xem

🇹🇭Thai

เบื้องหน้า

ส่วนของฉากที่อยู่ใกล้ผู้ชม

🇮🇩Indonesian

latar depan

bagian dari adegan yang berada di dekat penonton

🇲🇾Malay

latar depan

bahagian adegan yang berhampiran penonton

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المقدمة

جزء المشهد القريب من المشاهد

🇮🇷Persian

پیش زمینه

بخشی از صحنه که نزدیک بیننده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ön plan

bir sahnenin izleyiciye yakın olan kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲזִית

החלק בסצנה שנמצא ליד הצופה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'foreground'?

The primary meaning of 'foreground' is 'the part of a scene that is near the viewer'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foreground' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'foreground' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'foreground' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'foreground' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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