Definition: 1. A person's social heritage: previous experience or training. 2. The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground. 3. The details of a person's family, education, experience etc. 4. A colour or design on which something is painted, drawn, etc.
Use 'background' in a sentence:
1. The Matterhorn rose proudly in the background.
2. The book is full of amusing sidelights on his family background.
3. Evidently, it has nothing to do with social background.
4. His background was in engineering.
5. I grew to dislike the people from my background – they were uptight and prissy.
6. The lettering stood out well against the dark background.
7. Nothing is known about her parentage and background.
8. The meeting takes place against a background of continuing political violence.
9. All the band come from good, solid, working-class backgrounds.
10. Like a chameleon, he could merge unobtrusively into the background.
11. The sound of sirens was an omnipresent background noise in New York.
12. By way of introduction , let me give you the background to the story.
13. Do you know anything about his background?
14. Students with a background in chemistry will probably find the course easier.
15. She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.
16. I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background.
17. There is classical music playing in the background.
18. There was a lot of background noise.
19. The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.
20. Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.
21. There was a scuffling noise in the background, which turned out to be mice.
22. Can you give me more background on the company?
23. In the background was that eternal hum.
24. In some of the pictures the subjects are out of focus while the background is sharp.
25. She didn't enlighten him about her background.
26. The chameleon can take on the colours of its background.
27. Jennifer has an impressive academic and business background.
28. The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become.
29. Use the transferable skills acquired from your previous working background.
30. The elections are taking place against a background of violence.
31. The love story unfolds against a background of civil war.
32. Her background militates against her.
33. The background looks out of focus.
34. His family background is shrouded in mystery.
35. This chapter concerns itself with the historical background.
36. Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
37. A piano tinkled gently in the background.
38. She comes from a privileged background.
39. Her background is markedly different from her husband's.
40. Provide them with additional background or with supplementary information.
41. The name of the company is written in red on a white background.
42. Many students have insufficient science and mathematics background to gain entrance to engineering school.
43. They were two of a kind, from the same sort of background.
44. The killer had a disturbed family background.
45. In the background, in soft focus, we see his smiling wife.
46. Children from certain backgrounds tend to be stereotyped by their teachers.
47. The mountains in the background were capped with snow.
48. Quite evidently, it has nothing to do with social background.
49. He nowhere offers concrete historical background to support his arguments.
50. People alter their voices in relationship to background noise.
51. The strings provided a melodic background to the passages played by the soloist.
52. He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant talk to the press.
