Background Definition
băkground
backgrounds
noun
backgrounds
The ground or scenery located behind something.
American Heritage
The part of a scene or picture that is or seems to be toward the back.
Webster's New World
The part of a pictorial representation that appears to be in the distance and that provides relief for the principal objects in the foreground.
American Heritage
Surroundings, esp. those behind something and providing harmony or contrast; surface against which something is seen.
Webster's New World
The general scene or surface against which designs, patterns, or figures are represented or viewed.
American Heritage
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verb
To provide a background for.
Webster's New World
To put in a position that is not prominent.
Wiktionary
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idiom
on background
- For publication but without specific attribution of the source:
The senator would only speak on background with the reporter about the crisis.
American Heritage
on deep background
- For publication without any attribution of the source.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Background
- on background
- on deep background
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