fremhæver

Fremhæver is a Danish verb meaning to emphasize or highlight something, making it more prominent in speech, writing, or visual presentation. The term is used when a point, feature, or detail is brought to the foreground to draw attention or facilitate understanding. It can apply to arguments, information in a text, or elements in a design or interface.

Origin and meaning. The verb combines frem- (forward, onward) with hæve (to raise), conveying the idea of lifting attention toward something. It is widely used across domains where emphasis is important, including rhetoric, journalism, education, marketing, and user experience.

Usage and contexts. In writing and editing, fremhæver is used to mark key ideas or findings. In rhetoric and journalism, it signals which aspects deserve special notice. In design and marketing, it describes features or benefits that are presented as particularly important. In education, teachers fremhæver essential concepts to guide learning. In software and documents, it can describe the action of highlighting text or elements to make them stand out.

Grammatical notes. Infinitive: at fremhæve. Present tense forms include jeg fremhæver, du fremhæver, han/hun fremhæver, vi fremhæver, I fremhæver, de fremhæver. Præteritum: jeg/du/han fremhævede. Perfectum participle: fremhævet. Imperative: fremhæv.

See also. The concept is closely related to synonyms such as betone, understrege, og markere, which express emphasis or highlighting in different nuances. Fremhæver is a standard term in Danish for describing the act of drawing attention to a particular point or feature.