Fremhæves

Fremhæves is the Danish verb fremhæve in the present passive form. It means to emphasize, highlight, or bring attention to something, and can also imply promoting or advocating a feature, argument, or item. The form is used when the subject is being made prominent rather than performing the action itself.

In usage, fremhæves is common in writing, journalism, marketing, and design to indicate that a particular aspect is considered important or noticeable. It often appears in statements about features, claims, or evidence that a text or presentation aims to draw attention to. The passive voice shifts focus from the doer to what is being emphasized, which is useful for objective or neutral descriptions.

Etymologically, fremhæve combines frem, meaning forward, with hæve, meaning to lift or raise. The related noun fremhævelse denotes the act or result of highlighting or emphasizing something. Synonyms include understrege (underline), betone (emphasize), and markerer (mark), while antonyms might indicate something that is de-emphasized or left unstated.

Examples of usage include: “Kataloget fremhæves de mest bæredygtige produkter,” meaning the catalog highlights the most sustainable products; “Artiklen fremhæves som kilde til ny viden,” meaning the article is highlighted as a source of new knowledge. Fremhæves is versatile across formal and informal contexts and is often preferred when the aim is to draw attention to a specific feature or argument without asserting direct action by the subject.