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Definition of foreground verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

foreground

verb

NAmE//ˈfɔrɡraʊnd//

foreground somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they foreground

he / she / it foregrounds

past simple foregrounded

-ing form foregrounding

to give particular importance to something The play foregrounds the relationship between father and daughter.

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