Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
context en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɔn.tekst/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin context(us).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
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.
2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:—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.
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(countable, uncountable) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
Without context, I can't tell if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
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(countable, uncountable) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
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(countable, uncountable) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
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(countable, uncountable) The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.
Forms
Antonyms
isolation
Coordinates
paratext · epitext · subtext · peritext
Deriveds
context principle · context-based learning · KWIC · macrocontext · context clue · context collapse · low context culture · context-sensitive · KWOC · context-dependent · high context culture · contextomy · context menu · take out of context · contextful · put into context · out-of-context · low-context culture · context compaction · context-free grammar · high-context culture · context-free · microcontext · licensing context · metacontext · context-sensitive grammar · supercontext · contextless · context-free language · out of context
Hyponyms
subcontext
Relateds
unprovenanced (surroundings in situ, in archaeology) · provenance (surroundings in situ, in archaeology) · unprovenienced (surroundings in situ, in archaeology) · provenience (surroundings in situ, in archaeology)
Synonyms
framework · purlieus · frame · setting · milieu · backdrop · background
Translations (145)
cmn 情況 /情况 (circumstances or settings) · ja 前後関係 (circumstances or settings) · fa-ira قَرینِه (text in which a word appears) · nl context (text in which a word appears) · he הֶקְשֵׁר (circumstances or settings) · cmn 場合 /场合 (circumstances or settings) · fr contexte (circumstances or settings) · nl context (circumstances or settings) · uk конте́кст (text in which a word appears) · ko 짜임새 (circumstances or settings) · ko 바탕 (circumstances or settings) · vi bối cảnh (circumstances or settings) · de Kontext (circumstances or settings) · bg конте́кст (text in which a word appears) · it contesto (text in which a word appears) · kk мәнмәтін (text in which a word appears) · fi asiayhteys (text in which a word appears) · ko 맥락 (text in which a word appears) · et kontekst (text in which a word appears) · nn kontekst (circumstances or settings) · pt contexto (circumstances or settings) · sk kontext (text in which a word appears) · sh ко̀нтекст (text in which a word appears) · ja 前後関係 (text in which a word appears) · lt kontekstas (text in which a word appears) · fa-ira بافْت (text in which a word appears) · cs souvislosti (circumstances or settings) · de Zusammenhang (circumstances or settings) · nb kontekst (text in which a word appears) · nn kontekst (text in which a word appears) · eo kunteksto (text in which a word appears) · el πλαίσιο (circumstances or settings) · sv kontext (circumstances or settings) · cs kontext (circumstances or settings) · cmn 語境 /语境 (text in which a word appears) · ms konteks (text in which a word appears) · nn samanheng (text in which a word appears) · ar قَرِينَة (text in which a word appears) · da kontekst (text in which a word appears) · eu testuinguru (circumstances or settings) · ru обстано́вка (circumstances or settings) · ka კონტექსტი (text in which a word appears) · tr bağlam (text in which a word appears) · vi văn cảnh (text in which a word appears) · hy կոնտեքստ (text in which a word appears) · ru ситуа́ция (circumstances or settings) · cy cyd-destun (text in which a word appears) · ga comhthéacs (text in which a word appears) · hu kontextus (text in which a word appears) · vi ngữ cảnh (text in which a word appears) · tl kalamnan (circumstances or settings) · da kontekst (circumstances or settings) · nb kontekst (circumstances or settings) · af konteks (text in which a word appears) · hy համատեքստ (text in which a word appears) · de Kontext (text in which a word appears) · fi konteksti (text in which a word appears) · gl contexto (circumstances or settings) · gv co-lhaih (text in which a word appears) · hi संदर्भ (text in which a word appears) · tr kontekst (circumstances or settings) · es contexto (circumstances or settings) · ru конте́кст (text in which a word appears) · lv konteksts (text in which a word appears) · hi परिप्रेक्ष्य (circumstances or settings) · mk контекст (text in which a word appears) · ca context (text in which a word appears) · uz kontekst (text in which a word appears) · hu szövegösszefüggés (text in which a word appears) · sv kontext (text in which a word appears) · cmn 上下文 (text in which a word appears) · cmn 背景 (circumstances or settings) · mi horopaki (circumstances or settings) · hu szövegkörnyezet (text in which a word appears) · da sammenhæng (circumstances or settings) · fi konteksti (circumstances or settings) · hi संदर्भ (circumstances or settings) · te సందర్భం (circumstances or settings) · cmn 前後文 /前后文 (text in which a word appears) · hy համատեքստ (circumstances or settings) · ja 文脈 (text in which a word appears) · gd co-theacsa (text in which a word appears) · ky контекст (text in which a word appears) · gd co-theacsa (circumstances or settings) · fi yhteys (circumstances or settings) · ur قَرِینَہ (text in which a word appears) · ro context (text in which a word appears) · ur سِیاق و سَباق (text in which a word appears) · km កាលៈទេសៈ (circumstances or settings) · bg обстано́вка (circumstances or settings) · he הֶקְשֵׁר (text in which a word appears) · kk контекст (text in which a word appears) · fi yhteys (text in which a word appears) · be кантэ́кст (text in which a word appears) · is samhengi (text in which a word appears) · nn samanheng (circumstances or settings) · af konteks (circumstances or settings) · sq kontekst (text in which a word appears) · ja 状況 (circumstances or settings) · bg ситуа́ция (circumstances or settings) · fi asiayhteys (circumstances or settings) · ar سِيَاق (text in which a word appears) · fr contexte (text in which a word appears) · el συμφραζόμενα (circumstances or settings) · sv sammanhang (circumstances or settings) · el συμφραζόμενα (text in which a word appears) · kmr pêwend (text in which a word appears) · nb sammenheng (circumstances or settings) · io kuntexto (text in which a word appears) · cmn 環境 /环境 (circumstances or settings) · id konteks (text in which a word appears) · fa-ira زَمینِه (text in which a word appears) · cs kontext (text in which a word appears) · ru конте́кст (circumstances or settings) · pl kontekst (text in which a word appears) · es marco (circumstances or settings) · tl kalamnan (text in which a word appears) · ga comhthéacs (circumstances or settings) · tr kontekst (text in which a word appears) · sl kontekst (text in which a word appears) · tk kontekst (text in which a word appears) · tt контекст (text in which a word appears) · it contesto (circumstances or settings) · gv cohecks (text in which a word appears) · ko 맥락 (circumstances or settings) · sh kòntekst (text in which a word appears) · fa-ira مَتْن (text in which a word appears) · tg матн (text in which a word appears) · th บริบท (text in which a word appears) · hi परिदृश्य (circumstances or settings) · nb sammenheng (text in which a word appears) · pl kontekst (circumstances or settings) · ko 문맥 (text in which a word appears) · tr bağlam (circumstances or settings) · es contexto (text in which a word appears) · mn контекст (text in which a word appears) · is samhengi (circumstances or settings) · hu kontextus (circumstances or settings) · gl contexto (text in which a word appears) · hu összefüggés (circumstances or settings) · ur سِیاق (text in which a word appears) · vi mạch văn (text in which a word appears) · ro context (circumstances or settings) · pt contexto (text in which a word appears) · az kontekst (text in which a word appears)