Synonym: experience, knowledge, practice, training. Antonym: forehand. Similar words: ground, middle ground, on the grounds of, round and round, round, around, round up, all round. Meaning: [ˈbækgraʊnd] 
n. 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. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem 4. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured 5. relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation 6. the state of the environment in which a situation exists 7. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear 8. scenery hung at back of stage. v. understate the importance or quality of.
n. 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. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem 4. extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured 5. relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation 6. the state of the environment in which a situation exists 7. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear 8. scenery hung at back of stage. v. understate the importance or quality of. 
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31. We have a different background, a different history. Accordingly, we have the right to different futures.
32. The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become.
33. My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience. School was only a background to the supreme delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics, and the thrill of sojourns in the country, theaters, concerts.
34. The riots took place against a background of widespread unemployment.
35. We do not differentiate between our workers on the basis of their background or ethnic origin.
36. The little figure that you can just see in the background of the photograph is me.
37. This is a photo of Mary with our house in the background.
38. She has a background in child psychology.
39. His background is the stuff of boys' own papers.
40. People alter their voices in relationship to background noise.
41. He moved away invisibly into the background.
42. There was constant background noise from the motorway.
43. There was a radio on in the background.
44. Provide them with additional background or with supplementary information.
45. She was ashamed of her humble background.
46. I learned to tune out the background noise.
47. The record is intended for use as background music.
48. Music playing in the background added to the atmosphere.
49. The background music was provided by an accordion player.
50. Her background disinclined her from resistance.
51. She had a deprived childhood/comes from a deprived background.
52. This chapter concerns itself with the historical background.
53. She came from a financially privileged background.
54. He has a working-class background.
55. His birth background biases him against businessmen.
56. She came from a good, honest,(http://sentencedict.com/background.html) working-class background.
57. The Matterhorn rose proudly in the background.
58. There is classical music playing in the background.
59. He came from an aspiring working-class background.
60. He is proud of his working class background.
More similar words: ground, middle ground, on the grounds of, round and round, round, around, round up, all round, round off, all around, come round, go around, surround, get around, surrounding, revolve around, around the corner, group, back, back of, back up, back on, pay back, hold back, back away, set back, call back, cut back, go back to, feedback.