Collocations for background - noun

family
Can you tell me something about your family background?

broad
It is important to have a broad educational background.

different, diverse, mixed, varied, various
We work with clients from diverse backgrounds.

similar
I think we get on well because we're from similar backgrounds.

privileged, wealthy
deprived, disadvantaged, poor (esp. BrE)
middle-class, upper-class, working-class
solid, stable, strong
She has a good solid background in management.

criminal
She wanted to know about his criminal background.

engineering, military, musical, professional, scientific, technical
Children from a military background often move around a lot.
Even people with a technical background will struggle to understand some of the jargon.

Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
class, cultural, ethnic, genetic, linguistic, racial, religious, social, socio-economic
academic, educational
Her academic background includes a degree in education.

come from, have
He came from a very privileged background.

be drawn from
The students are drawn from very mixed social backgrounds.

be in sth
Her background was in biology and medicine.

check
In the future, we will require background checks on airport employees.

from a background
children from deprived backgrounds

with a background
an economist with a background in business

background in

a range of backgrounds, a variety of backgrounds

general
factual
cultural, economic, historical, political

describe, explain, give (sb), outline, provide (sb with)
The book provides the background to the revolution.

form
Those discussions formed the background to the decision.

briefing, info (informal), information, knowledge, reading
background information on the country

against the background
Against that general background, let me give you a more detailed view of current practice.

background to
the technical background to the report

background of
the historical background of the project

black, blue, grey/gray, etc.
dark
neutral

blend in with, match
The wolves' coats turn white to match their snowy background.

colour/color
Most paintings look good against a neutral background colour/color.

against a/the background
The areas of water stood out against the dark background.

in the background
The mountains in the background were capped with snow.

on a/the background
bright blue on a red background

blend into, fade into, melt into, recede into, retreat into, slip into
The dispute over the new contract allowed her other problems to fade into the background.
He had learned how to melt invisibly into the background.

music, noise, radiation
vocals
Who did the background vocals on that track?

distortion, hiss
The signal was very clear, with no background hiss or distortion.

in the background
There was a radio on in the background.
I could see my secretary hovering in the background.
He prefers to remain in the background and let his assistant deal with the press.