SEE (SOMETHING) AGAINST (SOMETHING)


Meaning of SEE (SOMETHING) AGAINST (SOMETHING) in English

see something against something phrasal verb [usually passive] ( see also ↑ see )

to consider something together with something else:

The unemployment data must be seen against the background of world recession.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.