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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

foreground

Hello,
If we want to use it as a noun, would it be acceptable to say: "The welfare of our students should always be put in the foreground." or "The safety of the workers must always be in the foreground."? I wouldn't say that myself, but I am asking out of curiosity. Does it convey the idea of "attaching importance" to something?
  

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It's not something I've heard, but it conveys the idea you mention. The idiom uses the word "forefront".

— Vorpar

  • It's not something I've heard, but it conveys the idea you mention.
  • The idiom uses the word "forefront".
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It's not something I've heard, but it conveys the idea you mention.

The idiom uses the word "forefront".
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Oh, I am really sorry, Vorpar Emotion: sad. I didn't mean to mess it up.
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Gene93If we want to use it as a noun
"as a noun"? 'foreground' already is a noun.
Gene93acceptable to say: "The welfare of our students should always be put in the foreground." or "The safety of the workers must always be in the foreground."?
Yes, those are acceptable. I usually hear it with the verb 'keep':
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CalifJim"as a noun"? 'foreground' already is a noun.
Macmillan says it can also be used as a verb. That's why I said it. Thank you, Jim. What do you think is the difference between "foreground and forefront" in this context? Do they both convey the same idea of "giving first priority to something"?

Thank you
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Gene93What do you think is the difference between "foreground and forefront" in this context?
No idea. According to searches on fraze.it 'forefront' is used more in total than 'foreground', but I recommend you take a look at examples on that site to see if they are within the context you are most interested in. If there weren't thousands of examples, I'd res
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I just had a look, Jim. Thank you. I was not aware of this site's existence. It is a quite useful tool.

Thank you for helping me out
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