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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 .
- 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.
- A dear little announcerette rattled off expert intros to various gymnastic jingles, one of which featured dogs barking in the background.
- We're on a misty riverbank, with lush, flowering trees and towering storybook castles in the background.
- A strong academic background, preferably an advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
- It results in a rich mix of students from various backgrounds with different experiences of education. Times, Sunday Times