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Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is making you want to listen to it, then that would probably put you off the texting you wanted to do. I think people like things that just make that right kind of noise, but leave your brain free to do something else.
Jarvis Cocker

Meaning of "background" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACKGROUND

background  [ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKGROUND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Background is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACKGROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Background

Background may refer to: ▪ Background ▪ Computer wallpaper ▪ Cultural heritage ▪ Ethnic background ▪ Field, background of a shield ▪ Natural heritage ▪ Operational definition, distinction between an object from its background of observation; identifying what is and is not part of it ▪ Provenance Performing arts and stagecraft: ▪ Background actor ▪ Background artist ▪ Background light ▪ Background music ▪ Background story ▪ Background vocals Science and engineering: ▪ Background extinction rate ▪ Background independence, a condition in theoretical physics ▪ Background noise ▪ Background radiation, the natural radiation that is always present in a location ▪ Background, small amounts of light coming from otherwise dark parts of the sky ▪ Cosmic background ▪ Gravitational wave background ▪ X-ray background ▪ Background process, software that is running but not being displayed ▪ String background Recorded works:Background, a British drama ▪ Background, a documentary ▪ Background, 1992 album by Lifetime...

Definition of background in the English dictionary

The first definition of background in the dictionary is the part of a scene or view furthest from the viewer. Other definition of background is an inconspicuous or unobtrusive position. Background is also the plane or ground in a picture upon which all other planes or forms appear superimposed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACKGROUND


above-ground
əˌbʌvˈɡraʊnd
aground
əˈɡraʊnd
air-to-ground
ˈɛətəˌɡraʊnd
around
əˈraʊnd
battleground
ˈbætəlɡraʊnd
belowground
bɪˈləʊˌɡraʊnd
campground
ˈkæmpɡraʊnd
fairground
ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd
foreground
ˈfɔːˌɡraʊnd
ground
ɡraʊnd
ground-to-ground
ˌɡraʊndtəˈɡraʊnd
inground
ɪnˈɡraʊnd
overground
ˈəʊvəˌɡraʊnd
playground
ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd
round
raʊnd
showground
ˈʃəʊˌɡraʊnd
stoneground
ˈstəʊnˌɡraʊnd
surround
səˈraʊnd
underground
ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd
unground
ʌnˈɡraʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKGROUND

backfall
backfield
backfile
backfill
backfire
backfisch
backfit
backflipping
backflow
backgammon
background check
background music
background noise
background paper
background processing
background projection
background radiation
background reading
background report
backgrounder

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKGROUND

above ground
all-around
all-round
all year round
all-year-round
bound
break new ground
fall to the ground
get around
get off the ground
go around
go round
in the round
into the ground
shop around
the high ground
the underground
thin on the ground
to the ground
workaround
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of background in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BACKGROUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «background» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of background

Translation of «background» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKGROUND

Find out the translation of background to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of background from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «background» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背景
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

origen
570 millions of speakers

English

background
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पृष्ठभूमि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَلْفِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

происхождение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

procedência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটভূমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contexte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Latar belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hintergrund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

背景
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Latar mburi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bối cảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்னணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पार्श्वभूमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arka fon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

origine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pochodzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mediu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόβαθρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agtergrond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakgrund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakgrunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of background

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKGROUND»

The term «background» is very widely used and occupies the 1.946 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKGROUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about background

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10 QUOTES WITH «BACKGROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word background.
1
M. H. Abrams
We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.
2
Ken Adam
To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.
3
John Astin
My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true.
4
Jarvis Cocker
Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is making you want to listen to it, then that would probably put you off the texting you wanted to do. I think people like things that just make that right kind of noise, but leave your brain free to do something else.
5
James S. Coleman
Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels.
6
Monica Crowley
Obama doesn't run around wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque nameplate necklace that says 'Socialist.' But his policies, actions, words, background and associations speak louder than any ID necklace ever could.
7
Nick Denton
My background is economics and maths. I think one of the reasons I studied humanities at all, or even went into journalism, is because, like, science and maths wasn't cool in England when I was growing up. No one ever talked to the engineering students at Oxford.
8
Bob Dole
I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress.
9
Anne-Marie Duff
I've been shocked by film actors - 25 and under - having such confidence and cockiness to rewrite a scene. My background is more about the director being in control. It's all about yielding. It's an oddly submissive relationship in which you're moulded, Pygmalion-style.
10
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKGROUND»

Discover the use of background in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to background and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: ...
Provides information on how to use sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary terms to attain academic achievement.
Robert J. Marzano, 2004
2
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year!
Craig S. Keener, 1993
3
The Background of Ecology: Concept and Theory
The work traces developments in each of these somewhat isolated areas and identifies, where possible, parallels or convergences among them.
Robert P. McIntosh, 1986
4
Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of ...
Part 1 covers the five books of the Pentateuch. Part 2 studies the books of the Prophets, with special consideration given to the birth and history of Israel's monarchy, the role of prophets and prophecy, and the nature of Hebrew poetry.
William Sanford La Sor, David Allan Hubbard, Frederic William Bush, 1996
5
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament
Edited by John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews and Mark Chavalas, this unique commentary joins the IVPBBC: New Testament in giving historical, social and cultural background for each Old Testament passage from Genesis to Malachi.
John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, 2000
6
The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John's Gospel, ...
This is neither theology nor a word study: It's a means of transporting the reader back to New Testament days to see, touch and hear as much of the world at that time as possible.
Craig A. Evans, 2005
7
The Historical Background of Chemistry
Professor Leicester traces the development of chemistry through the thoughts and ideas of practitioners and theorists, from Aristotle and Plato to Curie and 20th-century nuclear scientists.
Henry Marshall Leicester, 1971
8
Studies in the Jewish Background of Christianity
Spine title: Jewish background of Christianity.
Daniel R. Schwartz, 1992
9
Background Noise: Perspectives on Sound Art
Background Noise sets out an historical overview, while at the same time shaping that history according to what sound art reveals - the dynamics of art to operate spatially, through media of reproduction and broadcast, and in relation to ...
Brandon LaBelle, 2006
10
The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring ...
James S. Jeffers provides an informative tour of the various facets of the Roman world--class and status, family and community, work and leisure, religion and organization, city and country, law and government, death and taxes, and the ...
James S. Jeffers, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKGROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term background is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Q&A on revisions to child protection background checks law
Recent revisions made to Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law attempt to clear up a world of confusion created by a background ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Infuse 3 App Gets Background Audio Playback, New Organization …
The Infuse 3 media player app for iOS has been updated with background audio playback, new video organization options, and more. «iClarified, Jul 15»
3
Carnival workers not covered under Pennsylvania criminal …
Illinois has the most restrictive background check laws for traveling amusement workers. It requires carnival owners and operators to perform ... «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
4
Fennovoima submits secret clarification of Croatian investor's …
Fennovoima submits secret clarification of Croatian investor's background. The Ministry of Employment and the Economy asked for more ... «YLE News, Jul 15»
5
New Oklahoma Law Seeks To Keep Guns From Dangerously …
OKLAHOMA CITY — Until now, Oklahoma background checks for firearm purchases and handgun licenses weren't likely to flag dangerous ... «Times Record, Jul 15»
6
Nevada Rep. Cresent Hardy's Business Background Questioned
Nevada Rep. Cresent Hardy's Business Background Questioned. Tweet Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Email ... «KNPR, Jul 15»
7
Married to Medicine Recap 7/5/15: Season 3 Episode 4 "Friends …
Tonight on Bravo, Married to Medicine returns with an all new Sunday, July 5 season 3 episode 4 called, “Friends Don't Do Background ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
8
Why Greece voted 'no'
People visit the Acropolis hill with the ancient Parthenon temple seen in the background, Athens, Greece. In 1832, the Great Powers — Britain, ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
9
Thailand's Education Ministry Orders Mandatory Criminal …
CHIANG RAI – Education Ministry official finally announced Monday, that all School administrators have been instructed to run background ... «Chiang Rai Times, Jul 15»
10
What is the background to the Greek referendum?
Juncker has also hinted that debt relief talks could be part of the discussion for the next bailout. (Photo Courtesy: WEF Agenda Blog) ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»

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