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- [fawr-ground, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔː.ɡraʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-ground, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of foreground word
- noun foreground the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background). 1
- noun foreground a prominent or important position; forefront. 1
- noun foreground The part of a view that is nearest to the observer, especially in a picture or photograph. 1
- noun foreground scene: closest part 1
- adjective foreground in scene: closest 1
- noun Definition of foreground in Technology (Unix) On a time-sharing system, a task executing in foreground is one able to accept input from and return output to the user in contrast to one running in the background. Nowadays this term is primarily associated with Unix, but it appears first to have been used in this sense on OS/360. Normally, there is only one foreground task per terminal (or terminal window). Having multiple processes simultaneously reading the keyboard is confusing. 1
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Origin of foreground
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; fore- + ground1
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Parts of speech for Foreground
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foreground popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
foreground usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foreground
noun foreground
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
Antonyms for foreground
noun foreground
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
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