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Meaning of take out of context | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

العربية اجتزأ من السياق
Deutsch aus dem Kontext reißen aus dem Zusammenhang nehmen aus dem Zusammenhang reißen dekontextualisieren
Español descontextualizar sacar de contexto
Français décontextualiser
Galego descontextualizar descontextualizar sacar de contexto sacar de contexto
Português descontextualizar tirar de contexto
Русский вы́рвать из конте́кста вырыва́ть из конте́кста

Examples

“The statistics are not very meaningful when taken out of context.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

take out the stops take out the trash take over take pains take part take part with

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