What does context mean?
Definitions for context
ˈkɒn tɛkstcon·text
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word context.
Princeton's WordNet
context, linguistic context, context of usenoun
discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
context, circumstance, settingnoun
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
"the historical context"
Wiktionary
contextnoun
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
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.
contextnoun
The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
contextnoun
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.
contextnoun
The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
Etymology: From contextus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contextadjective
Knit together; firm.
Etymology: from contex.
Hollow and thin, for lightness; but withal context and firm, for strength. William Derham, Physico-Theology.
Contextnoun
The general series of a discourse; the parts of the discourse that precede and follow the sentence quoted.
Etymology: contextus, Latin.
That chapter is really a representation of one, which hath only the knowledge, not practice of his duty; as is manifest from the context. Henry Hammond, on Fundamentals.
ChatGPT
context
Context refers to the circumstances, conditions, or setting in which an event, action, or statement occurs or exists. It includes relevant background information, specific details, or elements that influences understanding or interpretation of a situation. In terms of language or communication, context refers to the surrounding text or conversation that helps to explain the meaning of a specific word or phrase. In social, cultural, or historical studies, it refers to the conditions or events that influence or affect a particular occurrence or phenomenon.
Webster Dictionary
Contextadjective
knit or woven together; close; firm
Contextnoun
the part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning
Contextverb
to knit or bind together; to unite closely
Etymology: [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .]
Wikidata
ConTeXt
ConTeXt is a general-purpose document processor. It is especially suited for structured documents, automated document production, very fine typography, and multi-lingual typesetting. It is based in part on the TeX typesetting system, and uses a document markup language for manuscript preparation. The typographical and automated capabilities of ConTeXt are extensive, including interfaces for handling microtypography, multiple footnotes and footnote classes, and manipulating OpenType fonts and features. Moreover, it offers extensive support for colors, backgrounds, hyperlinks, presentations, figure-text integration, and conditional compilation. It gives the user extensive control over formatting while making it easy to create new layouts and styles without learning the low-level TeX macro language. ConTeXt may be compared and contrasted with LaTeX, but the primary thrust of the two are rather distinct. ConTeXt from the ground up is a typography and typesetting system meant to provide users easy and consistent access to advanced typographical control—important for general-purpose typesetting tasks. The original vision of LaTeX is to insulate the user from typographical decisions—a useful approach for submitting, say, articles for a scientific journal. LaTeX has evolved from that original vision; at the same time, ConTeXt’s unified design avoids the package clashes that can happen with LaTeX.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Context
kon′tekst, n. the parts of a discourse or treatise which precede and follow a special passage and fix its true meaning.—adj. Context′ual—adv. Context′ually.—n. Context′ure, the interweaving of parts into a whole: the structure or system of anything: any interwoven fabric: the composition of a writing.—v.t. (Carlyle) to weave. [L. contextus, contexĕre—con, together, texĕre, textum, to weave.]
Editors Contribution
context
An intuitive feeling, knowing and understanding of the expression of a language that contributes to the interpretation of the expression.
When we read a sentence we know intuitively the intent and context of the expression.
Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'context' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1172
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'context' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1848
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'context' in Nouns Frequency: #458
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of context in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of context in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of context in a Sentence
2015 was remarkable even in the context of the larger, long-term warming trend.
We understand there is a market for war memorabilia and that serious collectors are interested in items like this, while we don’t have an issue with Nazi-era automobiles like this going up for auction, we would not want to see the vehicle winding up in the hands of someone who would use it to glorify Hitler or the deeds of the Nazis. Ideally, we would prefer to see it housed in a museum, so that it could be understood in its proper context.
The state is not living up to commitments it has made itself, especially in the context of the Paris agreement of 2015, the state is a litigant like any other, our goal is for it to be condemned to act.
No one expects that bringing about a soft landing will be straightforward in the current context.
The video alone is horrific and inflammatory, anybody who looks at that video without context would have concerns, because it looks terrible.
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- حالة, سياق, قرنيةArabic
- контекст, ситуация, обстановкаBulgarian
- kontextCzech
- Zusammenhang, KontextGerman
- πλαίσιο, συμφρα, συμφραζόμεναGreek
- kuntekstoEsperanto
- contexto, marcoSpanish
- kontekstEstonian
- زمینهPersian
- konteksti, yhteys, asiayhteysFinnish
- contexteFrench
- comhthéacsIrish
- co-theacsaScottish Gaelic
- co-lhaih, cohecksManx
- הקשרHebrew
- प्रसंगHindi
- kontextus, szövegkörnyezet, összefüggésHungarian
- konteksIndonesian
- contestoItalian
- 文脈, 状況, 前後関係Japanese
- 문맥, 文脈, 짜임새, 바탕, 脈絡, 맥락Korean
- contextLatin
- horopakiMāori
- contextDutch
- kontekst, sammenhengNorwegian
- kontekstPolish
- contextoPortuguese
- ситуация, обстановка, контекстRussian
- kontext, sammanhangSwedish
- சூழல்Tamil
- సందర్భంTelugu
- บริบทThai
- bağlamTurkish
- kontekstUzbek
- 語境Chinese
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