background
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/
:
segundo plano
- So let's keep the natural environment in the background as we talk about this.
- remain in the background
- fade into the background
- push into the background
That's all there, but it's in the background, OK?
- That's all there, but it's in the background, OK?
- Remember, culture is still lurking in the background of all of this, is it not?
- It faded into the background and then shown up somewhere else.
- So that was kind of in the background, you might say.
- So YouTube is off Netflix in the background off music.
Examples
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Try to stay in the background.
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Meanwhile, Belle hovered in the background, supposedly absorbed with the cat.
Fiction book (1995) -
So that was kind of in the background, you might say.
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The few strangers in the pub keep in the background, listen, or join in.
Academic text (1990) -
An air of serious purpose, with sounds in the background of laughter and chat.
Academic text (1991) -
The military thus largely remained in the background as the ultimate guarantors of peace and order.
Academic text (1992) -
In a way, the philosopher remains in the background as an educator and writer of theories.
Academic text (2000) -
At the same time, in the background, you could hear the Mexicano station out of Monterrey.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then Erin, who'd been standing quietly in the background, joined him at the table.
Fiction book (1999) -
The mountains served as a stunning background to the wedding ceremony.
Synonyms
685
3.4
The circumstances that surround and explain a situation
49
6.7
A prepared surface for painting that makes the picture stand out
42
4.8
The place and time where a story or scene happens
3
5.1
A dim layer behind a popup that darkens the page and stops clicks
Compounds
- Specialized
5
4.1
Low-level energy from natural sources in the environment, like cosmic rays and rocks, not from the thing being tested
- Specialized
2
8.3
Faint microwaves left from the early universe that fill space
- Specialized
1
6.6
A weak glow of heat left from the Big Bang that fills the universe
- Specialized
1
7.7
A faint microwave glow left from the early universe that fills space nearly evenly
1
3.4
Information you already know from past experience that helps you understand new things
- Specialized
An unwanted noise from other sources that gets in the way of a measurement
How Noticeable
794
3.5
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2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Background comes from the words back and ground, meaning 'what is behind'. So to stay in the background is to be less noticeable and to form the setting or context behind the main action.