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Your b_________ is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
She came from a working-class background.
His background was in engineering.
word background
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Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
She came from a working-class background.
His background was in engineering.
The background to an event or situation consists of the facts that explain what caused it.
The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy.
The meeting takes place against a background of continuing political violence.
...background information.
The background is sounds, such as music, which you can hear but which you are not listening to with your full attention .
I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background.
...police sirens wailing in the background.
The background music was provided by an accordion player.
You can use background to refer to the things in a picture or scene that are less noticeable or important than the main things or people in it.
...roses patterned on a blue background.
Paint the background tones lighter and the colours cooler.
inflections backgrounds
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