Sense 1: the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc
He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.
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 Background in Afrikaans: agtergrond |
 Background in Arabic: خَلفيّه، خَلفِيَّة الصّور |
 Background in Bulgarian: фон |
 Background in Brazilian: fundo |
 Background in Czech: pozadí |
 Background in German: der Hintergrund |
 Background in Danish: baggrund |
 Background in Greek: φόντο |
 Background in Spanish: fondo |
 Background in Estonian: tagapõhi |
 Background in Farsi: پس زمینه |
 Background in Finnish: tausta |
 Background in French: fond |
 Background in Hebrew: רֶקָע |
 Background in Hindi: पृष्ठभूमि |
 Background in Croatian: pozadina |
 Background in Hungarian: háttér |
 Background in Indonesian: latar belakang |
 Background in Icelandic: bakgrunnur |
 Background in Italian: sfondo |
 Background in Japanese: 背景 |
 Background in Korean: 배경 |
 Background in Lithuanian: fonas |
 Background in Latvian: fons |
 Background in Malay: latar belakang |
 Background in Dutch: achtergrond |
 Background in Norwegian: bakgrunn |
 Background in Polish: tło |
 Background in Persian: پس زمینه |
 Background in Pashto: سابقه، تېر حال، پخوانۍ وض |
 Background in Portuguese: fundo |
 Background in Romanian: background, fundal |
 Background in Russian: задний план |
 Background in Slovak: pozadie |
 Background in Slovenian: ozadje |
 Background in Serbian: pozadina |
 Background in Swedish: bakgrund |
 Background in Thai: ฉากหลัง |
 Background in Turkish: arka plan |
 Background in Taiwanese: 背景 |
 Background in Ukrainian: задній план, фон |
 Background in Urdu: پس منظر |
 Background in Vietnamese: nền |
 Background in Chinese: 背景 |
Sense 2: happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc
the background to a situation.
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| Background in Afrikaans: agtergrond |
Background in Arabic: خَلفِيَّة الأحْداث |
| Background in Bulgarian: помощно действие |
Background in Brazilian: histórico |
| Background in Czech: pozadí |
Background in German: der Hintergrund |
| Background in Danish: baggrund |
Background in Greek: προϊστορία ενός θέματος, |
| Background in Spanish: antecedentes |
Background in Estonian: tagamaad |
| Background in Farsi: زمینه |
Background in Finnish: tausta |
| Background in French: arrière-plan |
Background in Hebrew: רֶקָע |
| Background in Hindi: चित्र भूमि |
Background in Croatian: podloga |
| Background in Hungarian: háttér |
Background in Indonesian: latar belakang |
| Background in Icelandic: forsaga |
Background in Italian: sfondo |
| Background in Japanese: 背後事情 |
Background in Korean: 배후의 사정 |
| Background in Lithuanian: prielaidos, priešistorė |
Background in Latvian: cēlonis; pamats; priekšvē |
| Background in Malay: latar belakang |
Background in Dutch: achtergrond |
| Background in Norwegian: bakgrunn, forhistorie |
Background in Polish: tło |
| Background in Persian: زمینه |
Background in Pashto: تیر حال، سابقه |
| Background in Portuguese: pano de fundo |
Background in Romanian: context |
| Background in Russian: подоплёка |
Background in Slovak: pozadie |
| Background in Slovenian: ozadje |
Background in Serbian: prethodna događanja |
| Background in Swedish: bakgrund |
Background in Thai: ภูมิหลัง |
| Background in Turkish: bir olayın öncesi |
Background in Taiwanese: 背景情況 |
| Background in Ukrainian: передумова, підґрунтя |
Background in Urdu: پس منظر |
| Background in Vietnamese: bối cảnh |
Background in Chinese: 背景情况 |
Sense 3: a person's origins, education etc
She was ashamed of her humble background.
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| Background in Afrikaans: agtergrond, oorsprong |
Background in Arabic: جُذور، خَلفِيَّة الأنسان |
| Background in Bulgarian: минало |
Background in Brazilian: origens |
| Background in Czech: původ, minulost |
Background in German: die Herkunft |
| Background in Danish: baggrund |
Background in Greek: καταγωγή, προέλευση |
| Background in Spanish: orígenes, historial |
Background in Estonian: päritolu |
| Background in Farsi: سوابق؛ وضعیت (تجربه و کار |
Background in Finnish: tausta |
| Background in French: origines |
Background in Hebrew: רֶקָע, מוֹצָא |
| Background in Hindi: पृष्ठभूमि |
Background in Croatian: podrijetlo |
| Background in Hungarian: származás |
Background in Indonesian: asal-usul |
| Background in Icelandic: uppruni |
Background in Italian: retroterra |
| Background in Japanese: 素姓 |
Background in Korean: (사람의) 바탕 |
| Background in Lithuanian: kilmė |
Background in Latvian: izcelsme; kvalifikācija |
| Background in Malay: latar belakang |
Background in Dutch: achtergrond |
| Background in Norwegian: bakgrunn, opphav |
Background in Polish: pochodzenie |
| Background in Persian: سوابق؛ وضعیت (تجربه و کار |
Background in Pashto: صلاحیت او تجربه |
| Background in Portuguese: origens |
Background in Romanian: origine; mediu (de proven |
| Background in Russian: происхождение |
Background in Slovak: pôvod, minulosť |
| Background in Slovenian: izvor |
Background in Serbian: poreklo |
| Background in Swedish: bakgrund |
Background in Thai: พื้นเพ |
| Background in Turkish: özgeçmiş |
Background in Taiwanese: 經歷，學歷 |
| Background in Ukrainian: походження; кваліфікація |
Background in Urdu: ماضی |
| Background in Vietnamese: thông tin cá nhân |
Background in Chinese: 经历，学历 |
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