BACKGROUND


Meaning of BACKGROUND in English

■ noun

1》 part of a scene, picture, or description that forms a setting for the main figures, events, etc.

2》 the circumstances prevailing at a particular time or underlying an event.

↘a person's education, experience, and social circumstances.

3》 a persistent low level of radioactivity, radiation, noise, etc. present in an environment.

4》 tasks or processes running on a computer that do not need input from the user.

■ verb

1》 form a ~ to.

2》 put in the ~.

3》 provide with ~ information.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.