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UK
/bˈækɡɹaʊnd/
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[ US /ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd/ ]
[ US /ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd/ ]
VERB
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understate the importance or quality of
he played down his royal ancestry
NOUN
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a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
he is a lawyer with a sports background -
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
you can't do that in a university setting -
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
he posed her against a background of rolling hills -
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background -
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals -
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident - (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
- scenery hung at back of stage
How To Use background In A Sentence
- Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
- These deals are large and complex, requiring a lot more than just a "consigliere" -- a term always used with "The Godfather" playing in the background -- sitting in a dark room plotting with a CEO. Robert Teitelman: Svengalis, Bankers and the Role of Intermediaries
- For a few odd and unsettling moments, the song hovers on its own, left virtually untouched except for the subtle fuzz of static in the background.
- A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
- This not only prevents the paint from being absorbed once the background's applied, it's also vital for craquelure to be successful. ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
- It is mainly accomplished by using text in the same color as the background color of the page.
- The mass media give little background, and what they do is carefully expurgated.
- The transitional zones between low backgrounds of W Mo group elements and iron group and chalcophile elements are the favorable enriched zones of uranium deposits.
- The background music was provided by an accordion player.
- The students are drawn from very mixed social backgrounds.