context

Definitions

1. The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
   countable, uncountable
2. The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
   countable, uncountable
3. 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 contexto kontext der Zusammenhang sammenhæng συμφραζόμεναcontexto kontekst هم بافت konteksti contexteהקשר सन्दर्भ kontekst, sklop, povezanost szövegösszefüggés kontes samhengi contesto 前後関係 문맥 kontekstas konteksts konteks verbandsammenheng, kontekstkontekst قرينه، دك...
4. The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
   countable, uncountable
5. The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.
6. The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
   countable, uncountable
7. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.
8. For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
   countable, uncountable
9. 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.
10. The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.
    countable, uncountable
11. the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc
12. the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specified word or passage and can influence its meaning or effect.
13. the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.
14. circumstances, times, conditions, situation, ambience the historical context in which Chaucer wrote
15. frame of reference, background, framework, relation, connection Without a context, I would have assume it was written by a man.
16. 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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Equivalents

Examples

“—In what context did your attack on him happen⟳? —We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.”

“The display and result⟳ must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record⟳ their biggest away win⟳ in 19 years.”

“Without context, I can't tell⟳ if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon.”

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