background

  • 21Background — The term background may refer to:In art: *Background (art), the part of a scene that appears to be farthest from the viewer *Background lighting, a film techniqueIn computing: *Background (computer software), software that is running but not… …

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  • 22background — noun 1 (C) someone s family history, education, social class etc: He s always going on about his working class background. | a background in computer engineering 2 (C, U) the events in the past that explain why something has happened in the way… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23background */*/*/ — UK [ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] / US noun Word forms background : singular background plural backgrounds 1) a) [countable] the type of family, social position, or culture that someone comes from students from very different backgrounds b) the type of career,… …

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  • 24background — 01. We always do a security check on an applicant s [background] before hiring anyone. 02. Sometimes I wonder if he has some kind of secret in his [background] because he never wants to talk about his life growing up. 03. He is working as an… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25background*/*/ — [ˈbækˌgraʊnd] noun 1) [C] the general experiences and influences that have formed someone s character, or the type of education and training they have had students from very different backgrounds[/ex] We are looking for writers with a background… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 26background — /bak grownd /, n. 1. the ground or parts, as of a scene, situated in the rear (opposed to foreground). 2. Fine Arts. a. the part of a painted or carved surface against which represented objects and forms are perceived or depicted: a portrait… …

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  • 27Background — Hintergrund * * * Back|ground 〈[ bæ̣kgraʊnd] m.; od. s; unz.〉 1. Hintergrund 2. 〈fig.〉 2.1 ursächl. Zusammenhang 2.2 lebensgeschichtlicher Hintergrund 3. 〈Jazz〉 Klanghintergrund beim Solo 4. 〈Theat.〉 Projektion als Hintergrund der Bühne 5. 〈Film; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 28background — back•ground [[t]ˈbækˌgraʊnd[/t]] n. 1) the ground or parts, as of a scene, situated in the rear (opposed to foreground). 2) fia the part of a painted or carved surface against which represented objects and forms are perceived or depicted 3) one s …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29background — /ˈbækgraʊnd / (say bakgrownd) noun 1. the ground or parts situated in the rear. 2. a. the surface or ground against which the parts of a picture are relieved. b. the portions of a picture represented as in the distance. 3. the social, historical… …

  • 30Background — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Background », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En Anglais, le mot background signifie… …

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