background
/ˈbækɡraʊnd/noun
उच्चारण बैक्ग्राउन्ड
पृष्ठभूमि
Basic word
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the details of a person's family, education, experience; the circumstances or past events that help explain why something is how it is; the part of a picture, photograph or view behind the main objects; a position in which people are not noticed
पृष्ठभूमि
- a Hindi-medium background
- the background to the war
- in the background
+ 3 more examples
- The two students come from very different backgrounds.
- We need to know the background to this dispute.
- Soft music played in the background.
Synonyms upbringing history context setting backdrop
Opposite foreground
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in the background
Use in for something that is behind the main subject or not easily noticed. The opposite is in the foreground.
जो चीज़ मुख्य विषय के पीछे हो या आसानी से दिखाई न दे, उसके लिए 'in' लगता है। इसका विपरीत 'in the foreground' है।
- Radhika stood in the background of the photo.
- Soft music played in the background.
background in / of sth
Use background in for training or experience in a subject, and background of for a person's or event's past.
किसी विषय के प्रशिक्षण या अनुभव के लिए 'background in' और किसी व्यक्ति या घटना के अतीत के लिए 'background of' आता है।
- She has a background in teaching.
- Tell me about the background of the dispute.
background + noun (adjective use)
Background can come before another noun, as in background noise, background check or background reading.
Background दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे background noise, background check या background reading।
- The company runs a background check on every new employee.
- Background noise made the phone call difficult.
from a ... background
Use from with an adjective and background to say what kind of family or society a person comes from. Both singular and plural backgrounds are common.
किसी व्यक्ति किस प्रकार के परिवार या समाज से आया है, यह बताने के लिए 'from' के साथ adjective और background आता है। Background और backgrounds दोनों आम हैं।
- He comes from a farming background.
- Students from different backgrounds study together here.
keep / stay in the background
Used figuratively, it means to avoid attention or to let others take the lead.
आलंकारिक रूप में इसका अर्थ ध्यान से बचना या दूसरों को आगे रहने देना है।
- The founder preferred to stay in the background.
- She kept in the background during the argument.
+Collocations 4
adjective + background
educationalfamilyruralmiddle-classcultural
- She comes from a middle-class family background.
Background से पहले अक्सर परिवार या शिक्षा का adjective आता है।
background + noun
checknoisemusicinformationreading
- Please read the background information before the interview.
Noun से पहले background का अर्थ 'सहायक' होता है।
verb + background
fade intoblend intocome fromhavekeep in
- The mountains faded into the background in the mist.
Photograph और view के लिए 'fade into' आम है।
in/against + background
in the backgroundagainst a background ofon the background
- The story is told against a background of war.
“More examples 6
- Radhika has a strong background in mathematics.
राधिका की गणित में मज़बूत पृष्ठभूमि है।
- The teacher gave us some background on the freedom movement before the test.
अध्यापक ने परीक्षा से पहले हमें स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन की कुछ पृष्ठभूमि बताई।
- A dog barked in the background while he spoke on the phone.
जब वह फ़ोन पर बात कर रहा था तब पीछे कहीं एक कुत्ता भौंक रहा था।
- Students from rural backgrounds often work very hard.
ग्रामीण पृष्ठभूमि के विद्यार्थी अक्सर बहुत मेहनत करते हैं।
- The painter used dark blue for the background of the picture.
चित्रकार ने चित्र की पृष्ठभूमि के लिए गहरे नीले रंग का प्रयोग किया।
- Employers may ask about your educational and professional background.
नियोक्ता आपकी शैक्षिक और व्यावसायिक पृष्ठभूमि के बारे में पूछ सकते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was standing at the background of the group.
✓ He was standing in the background of the group.
Background takes in, not at, when it means behind the main thing.
जब background का अर्थ मुख्य वस्तु के पीछे हो, तब 'in' लगता है, 'at' नहीं।
✗ What is your education background?
✓ What is your educational background?
Educational is the adjective; education is a noun and cannot describe background.
Educational विशेषण है; education संज्ञा है और background का वर्णन नहीं कर सकती।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Background is the broad word; below are two near partners that show where it overlaps and where it does not.
Background व्यापक शब्द है; नीचे दो निकट शब्द दिखाते हैं कि वे कहाँ मिलते हैं और कहाँ नहीं।
Past circumstances, family or training; also the part behind main objects.
अतीत की परिस्थितियाँ, परिवार या प्रशिक्षण; साथ ही मुख्य वस्तुओं के पीछे का भाग।
- He has a good background in law.
A scene or setting behind an event, more dramatic and visual.
किसी घटना के पीछे का दृश्य या परिवेश, अधिक नाटकीय और दृश्यात्मक।
- The hills formed a backdrop.
The words or situation around something that explain its meaning.
किसी चीज़ के आसपास के शब्द या परिस्थिति जो उसका अर्थ स्पष्ट करती है।
- Read the sentence in context.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the context words: background, context (the situation in which something happens), setting, circumstances, backdrop (the general situation in which events happen: 'against the backdrop of the election').
संदर्भ के शब्द याद रखिए: background, context (वह स्थिति जिसमें कुछ होता है, संदर्भ), setting, circumstances, backdrop (वह सामान्य स्थिति जिसमें घटनाएँ होती हैं: 'against the backdrop of the election')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Family background, educational background, background check (an investigation into a person's past), in the background (not noticed; behind the main things), background music, background information.
Collocations अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: family background, educational background, background check (किसी व्यक्ति के अतीत की जाँच), in the background (ध्यान में न आते हुए; मुख्य चीज़ों के पीछे), background music, background information।