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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181. The reforms were introduced against a background of social unrest.
182. In the background I could hear the sound of traffic.
183. He nowhere offers concrete historical background to support his arguments.
184. Pamela came from an aristocratic background.
185. She is not anymore in the background.
185. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
186. His background was in engineering.
187. They provided background music while people ate and talked, played cards, to give you a pleasant ambience.
188. A considerable background literature exists on this topic but only recently has economic urgency again directed attention toward this method of conversion.
189. This may be the medical adviser, whose background as a partner in general practice is particularly useful in three ways.
190. If she was stuck with wanting a man whose background and conditioning were alien to her, then that was her problem.
191. The woman is understood to have a background of drug addiction.
192. The Maastricht Treaty provisions for culture were adopted against this background.
193. Many senior corporation executives have a background in accounting, internal auditing, or finance.
194. The thickness change alters the path of reflected light to create a purple spot on a gold background.
195. It is important to help pupils to appreciate that metaphors require interpretation within a background of shared ideas.
196. As I began to research the background and archaeology of those places, the book came alive in a different way.
197. What he most wanted to know about was not the ancient world but modern politics with its historical background.
198. We must somehow transcend this and create an atmosphere at our meetings which is welcoming to people from all types of background.
199. You don't need to have a rich or privileged background to make a difference in life. Dr T.P.Chia 
200. Can the background view be held on its own as an adequate account of causation?
201. Try and pick out the aspects of your background which make you especially suitable for the job you have applied for.
202. A strong background in quantitative analysis, careful attention to detail and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential skills.
203. The background here is that, until Dec. 31, the price of an airline ticket included a 10 percent tax.
204. Only the one chosen background material has been used but it has been presented at various distances and angles.
205. Sheriff Laura Duncan called for background reports and adjourned the case for three weeks.
206. Punitive methods persistently used against a background of rejecting, hostile parental attitudes lead, in the long term, to trouble.
207. As we saw earlier many of those interviewed had little traditional academic background having left school at an early age.
208. Already in the background there were the significant achievements of the newly developed science of geology.
209. I was reflecting my engineering background and was insufficiently appreciative of the human dimension.
210. A personal philosophy is something which all people have nomatterwhat their background, class, or educational attainment.
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.