Foreground

Noun

 * 1) The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
 * 2) The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
 * 3)  the application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.

Related terms

 * background
 * midground

Verb

 * 1) To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically)

Thesaurus
anteriority, approach, approximation, bold front, brave face, brave front, closeness, confines, convergence, display, environs, facade, face, facet, facia, fore, forefront, forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword, front, front elevation, front man, front matter, front page, front view, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, head, heading, immediacy, immediate foreground, lap, nearness, neighborhood, nighness, obverse, precinct, preface, prefix, priority, propinquity, proscenium, proximity, purlieus, vicinage, vicinity, window dressing

Noun

 * Finnish: etuala
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: előtér


 * Portuguese: primeiro plano
 * Russian: передний план
 * Spanish: primer plano