background

background
noun
1 (C) someone's family history, education, social class etc: He's always going on about his working class background. | a background in computer engineering
2 (C, U) the events in the past that explain why something has happened in the way that it has: Without knowing the background to the case, I couldn't possibly comment. | background information/details/data etc: With a bit more background information the report will be fine.
3 (C) the pattern or colour on top of which something has been drawn, printed etc: Red lettering on a white background.
4 in the background
a) behind the main thing that you are looking at: In the background of this photo you can see a few of my old college friends.
b) someone who keeps or stays in the background tries not to be noticed: A couple of waiters hovered in the background.
c) a sound that is in the background is present but is not the main thing that you are listening to: In the background I could hear the sound of traffic.
5 (C, U) the sounds that you can hear apart from the main thing that you are listening to: background noise/music/a lot of background noise: an irritating background noise of tinny music

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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