transcription, транскрипция: [ kɒntekst ]
( contexts)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
...the historical context in which Chaucer wrote...
N-VAR : usu with supp , oft adj N , N of n
2.
The context of a word, sentence, or text consists of the words, sentences, or text before and after it which help to make its meaning clear.
Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.
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3.
If something is seen in context or if it is put into context , it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it.
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context...
It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history.
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4.
If a statement or remark is quoted out of context , the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue...
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