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Used with adjectives:
"
Tell me about your family background."
(family, educational, academic, religious, ethnic, cultural, social)
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The students come from mixed backgrounds."
(mixed, different, diverse, various, many)
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She comes from a wealthy background."
(wealthy, privileged, middle-class, lower-class, upper-class, solid, stable)
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We'll take a look at the historical background of the issue."
(historical, economic, political, cultural, social, sociological)
"
She painted the background black."
(black, light, dark, white, red, blue) *many additional colors
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We come from similar backgrounds."
(similar)
Used with verbs:
"
They come from a middle-class background."
(come from, have, be + from)
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The company runs background checks of all its employees."
(runs, conducts)
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His lecture will explain the historical background of the Constitution."
(explain, describe, outline, provide)
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At parties, I prefer to blend into the background."
(blend, fade, melt, retreat)
Used with nouns:
"
I cannot concentrate with too much background noise."
(noise, music)
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I like the background color of this photography."
(color)
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She sang background vocals on that song."
(vocals)
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They are running background checks on their employees."
(checks)
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It would be nice to have some background information before the meeting."
(information, knowledge)
