foreground
nounUK /ˈfɔː.ɡraʊnd/
US /ˈfɔːr.ɡraʊnd/
The foreground is the part of a picture that looks closest to you.
A big red flower is in the foreground of the photo, and the mountains are far behind it.
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2. The most important or noticeable position in a situation.
The new teacher quickly moved to the foreground of the school's science fair.
3. To make something more important or noticeable than other things.
The movie foregrounds the friendship between the two girls.
4. The part of a view or scene that is nearest to the person looking at it.
From the hill, the lake was in the foreground and the town was far away.