how to pronounce background
/ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/
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background is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of background in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… is it about her background that could …”
meaning of background
Background means the things that are behind or around something.
background frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR
the word background occurs in english on average 61.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics background can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that background can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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