foreground
verb/ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
/ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they foreground | /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/ /ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/ |
| he / she / it foregrounds | /ˈfɔːɡraʊndz/ /ˈfɔːrɡraʊndz/ |
| past simple foregrounded | /ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪd/ /ˈfɔːrɡraʊndɪd/ |
| past participle foregrounded | /ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪd/ /ˈfɔːrɡraʊndɪd/ |
| -ing form foregrounding | /ˈfɔːɡraʊndɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrɡraʊndɪŋ/ |
- foreground something to give particular importance to something
- The play foregrounds the relationship between father and daughter.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from fore- + ground (noun), on the pattern of Dutch voorgrond.Want to learn more?
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