Background can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| background - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" | ||
Noun |
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| 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" | ||
| background - (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear | ||
| background - information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" | ||
| background - relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" | ||
| background - a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" | ||
| background - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" | ||
| background - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" | ||
| background - scenery hung at back of stage |
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| 1. | noun | They got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals. | |
| 2. | noun | The embassy filled him in on the background of the incident. | |
| 3. | noun | When the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background. | |
| 4. | noun | He is a lawyer with a sports background. | |
| 5. | noun | He posed her against a background of rolling hills. | |
| 6. | noun | After asking me which tribe I belong to (thus assessing my sectarian background) he started hurling abuses at the Shia, calling them Persians, Majoos (fire worshippers), rabid dogs and a handful of other descriptions that I can't mention here. | |
| 7. | noun | Further background: | |
| 8. | noun | This is the background to my conversation with Shanna. | |
| 9. | noun | Your love life is full, and any dissatisfaction with career and money matters fades into the background. | |
| 10. | noun | There are also some distracting background elements like the light fixture and what looks like a door handle on the left. | |
| 11. | noun | My suggestion is to pay close attention to what's going on in the background and if possible, stand on a chair, get on the ground, do whatever you need to do to get rid of distracting elements. | |
| 12. | noun | Using a fairly wide aperture is also helpful in blurring out unwanted background elements. | |
| 13. | noun | I've had a few great shots ruined myself because there was something in the background I didn't notice at first. | |
| 14. | noun | The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively. | |
| 15. | noun | Pay will be based on experience and educational background. |
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| They got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals. |
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| The embassy filled him in on the background of the incident. |
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| When the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background. |
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| He is a lawyer with a sports background. |
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| He posed her against a background of rolling hills. |
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| After asking me which tribe I belong to (thus assessing my sectarian background) he started hurling abuses at the Shia, calling them Persians, Majoos (fire worshippers), rabid dogs and a handful of other descriptions that I can't mention here. |
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| Further background: |
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| This is the background to my conversation with Shanna. |
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| Your love life is full, and any dissatisfaction with career and money matters fades into the background. |
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| There are also some distracting background elements like the light fixture and what looks like a door handle on the left. |
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| My suggestion is to pay close attention to what's going on in the background and if possible, stand on a chair, get on the ground, do whatever you need to do to get rid of distracting elements. |
|
| Using a fairly wide aperture is also helpful in blurring out unwanted background elements. |
|
| I've had a few great shots ruined myself because there was something in the background I didn't notice at first. |
|
| The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively. | |
| Pay will be based on experience and educational background. | |