In Heidegger's phenomenology, Dasein is always in a meaningful world, but there is always an underlying background for every instance of signification.
ɪn hˈaɪdɛɡɚz fɪnˌɑːmɪnˈɑːlədʒi, dˈæsiːn ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ɪn ɐ mˈiːnɪŋfəl wˈɜːld, bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐn ˌʌndɚlˈaɪɪŋ bˈækɡɹaʊnd fɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi ˈɪnstəns ʌv sˌɪɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən.