hervorgehoben
Translation
highlighted, emphasized, prominent, outstanding
Examples
Der hervorgehobene Satz ist sehr wichtig.
The highlighted sentence is very important.
Er hat eine hervorgehobene Position im Team.
He has a prominent position on the team.
Grammar Patterns
hervorgehoben + Noun highlighted/prominent ~ A highlighted point.
Similar Words
betont (emphasized), auffällig (conspicuous); Antonyms: unauffällig (inconspicuous)
Etymology
Past participle of 'hervorheben', from 'hervor' (forth, out) + 'heben' (to lift). Literally 'lifted forth', hence 'made to stand out'.
Memory Tips
Imagine using a highlighter to 'lift' (heben) the text 'forth' (hervor) from the page. The result is 'hervorgehoben' (highlighted).