foreground
noun/ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
/ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/
the foreground
- [countable, usually singular] the part of a view, picture, etc. that is nearest to you when you look at it
- The figure in the foreground is the artist's mother.
Express Yourself Describing a pictureDescribing a pictureIn some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases:Topics Artb2- The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.
- This is a photo of a busy city street.
- In the foreground, we can see a group of protesters.
- In the background, there are some trees.
- In the top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.
- On the right, someone is standing with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
- In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.
- The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + foreground- occupy
- in the foreground
- [singular] an important position that is noticed by people
- Inflation and interest rates will be very much in the foreground of their election campaign.
- This issue is very much in the foreground.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + foreground- occupy
- in the foreground
- [singular] (computing) used to refer to tasks or processes that the user is actively working on at the present time
- Normally, the user runs the program in the foreground.
- With this program, users can easily take control of foreground processes.
compare background
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from fore- + ground (noun), on the pattern of Dutch voorgrond.
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