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con·text  (kntkst)

n.

1. The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.

2. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.

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[Middle English, composition, from Latin contextus, from past participle of contexere, to join together : com-, com- + texere, to weave; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

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context [ˈkɒntɛkst]

n

1. the parts of a piece of writing, speech, etc., that precede and follow a word or passage and contribute to its full meaning it is unfair to quote out of context

2. the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc.

[from Latin contextus a putting together, from contexere to interweave, from com- together + texere to weave, braid]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	context - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation context of use, linguistic context discourse - extended verbal expression in speech or writing
	2.	context - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" circumstance, setting conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions" conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation" environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

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context

noun

1. circumstances, times, conditions, situation, ambience the historical context in which Chaucer wrote

2. frame of reference, background, framework, relation, connection Without a context, I would have assume it was written by a man.

Translations

context [ˈkɒntekst] N → contexto m
in/out of context → en/fuera de contexto
we must see this in context → tenemos que ver esto en su contexto
to put sth in context → poner algo en su contexto
it was taken out of context → fue sacado de su contexto

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context [ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contexte m
in context → dans le contexte
to see sth in context → voir qch dans son contexte
in the context of sth → dans le contexte de qch
to put sth into context, to put sth in context → replacer qch dans son contexte
out of context → hors contexte
to quote sth out of context → sortir qch de son contexte
to quote sb out of context → sortir les paroles de qn de leur contexte

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context

n → Zusammenhang m, → Kontext m (geh); (taken) out of context → aus dem Zusammenhang or Kontext (geh) → gerissen; in the broader European context → im weiteren europäischen Zusammenhang or Kontext (geh) → or Rahmen; in this context → in diesem Zusammenhang; in an office context → im Rahmen eines Büros

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context [ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contesto
in/out of context → nel/fuori dal contesto

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context

n context [ˈkontekst]

the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions. konteks سِياق، مَجرى الكَلام контекст kontext sammenhæng der Zusammenhang συμφραζόμενα contexto kontekst هم بافت konteksti contexte הֶקשֵׁר सन्दर्भ kontekst, sklop, povezanost szövegösszefüggés kontes samhengi contesto 前後関係 문맥 kontekstas konteksts konteks verband sammenheng, kontekst kontekst contexto context контекст kontext sobesedilo kontekst sammanhang, kontext ข้อความแวดล้อมที่ช่วยในการเข้าใจความหมาย bağlam, kontekst (文章的)上下文或前後文 контекст; ситуація سياق وسباق văn cảnh （文章的）上下文

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context → سياق kontext sammenhæng Zusammenhang γενικό πλαίσιο contexto asiayhteys contexte kontekst contesto 状況 맥락 context sammenheng kontekst contexto контекст sammanhang บริบท içerik bối cảnh 背景