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con·text

(kŏn′tĕkst′)

1. The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.

2. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.

[Middle English, composition, from Latin contextus, from past participle of contexere, to join together : com-, com- + texere, to weave; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

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context

(ˈkɒntɛkst)

1. 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.

2. the conditions and circumstances that are relevant to an event, fact, etc

[C15: from Latin contextus a putting together, from contexere to interweave, from com- together + texere to weave, braid]

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con•text

(ˈkɒn tɛkst)

n.

1. the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specified word or passage and can influence its meaning or effect.

2. the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.

[1375–1425; < Latin contextus a joining together, scheme, structure <contex(ere) to join by weaving <con- con- + texere to plait, weave compare text]

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Noun	1.	context - discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation context of use, linguistic context discourse - extended verbal expression in speech or writing
	2.	context - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" circumstance, setting conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions" conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation" environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"

context

noun

1. circumstances, times, conditions, situation, ambience the historical context in which Chaucer wrote

2. frame of reference, background, framework, relation, connection Without a context, I would have assume it was written by a man.

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Translations

سِيَاقسِياق، مَجرى الكَلام

kontext

sammenhæng

Zusammenhang Kontext

γενικό πλαίσιο πλαίσιο

contexto

asiayhteyskontekstiyhteys

contexte cadre

kontekst

szövegösszefüggés

samhengi

contesto

状況

맥락

kontekstas

konteksts

kontext

sobesedilo

sammanhang

บริบท

bağlam içerikkontekst

bối cảnh

上下文背景

context

[ˈkɒntekst] N → contexto m
in/out of context → en/fuera de contexto
we must see this in context → tenemos que ver esto en su contexto
to put sth in context → poner algo en su contexto
it was taken out of context → fue sacado de su contexto

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context

[ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contexte m
in context → dans le contexte
to see sth in context → voir qch dans son contexte
in the context of sth → dans le contexte de qch
to put sth into context, to put sth in context → replacer qch dans son contexte
out of context → hors contexte
to quote sth out of context → sortir qch de son contexte
to quote sb out of context → sortir les paroles de qn de leur contexte

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context

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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context

[ˈkɒntɛkst] n → contesto
in/out of context → nel/fuori dal contesto

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context

(ˈkontekst) noun

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.

context

→ سِيَاق kontext sammenhæng Zusammenhang γενικό πλαίσιο contexto asiayhteys contexte kontekst contesto 状況 맥락 context sammenheng kontekst contexto ситуация sammanhang บริบท içerik bối cảnh 背景

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The proverbs, of which his talk was full, were for the most part not the coarse and indecent saws soldiers employ, but those folk sayings which taken without a context seem so insignificant, but when used appositely suddenly acquire a significance of profound wisdom.

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Idealism does not say that nothing can be known beyond the present thought, but it maintains that the context of vague belief, which we spoke of in connection with the thought of St.

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Latin from the books of the Laws of England, which taken along with the context, means, that of all whales captured by anybody on the coast of that land, the King, as Honorary Grand Harpooneer, must have the head, and the Queen be respectfully presented with the tail.

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Sweet, with boundless contempt for my stupidity, would reply that it not only meant but obviously was the word Result, as no other Word containing that sound, and capable of making sense with the context, existed in any language spoken on earth.

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And there is nothing in the context to show that Hesiod's Amphidamas is to be identified with that Amphidamas whom Plutarch alone connects with the Lelantine War: the name may have been borne by an earlier Chalcidian, an ancestor, perhaps, of the person to whom Plutarch refers.

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One judged the tense by the context. We talked only concrete things because we thought only concrete things.

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So it was, more by tone and emphasis and context of situation than by anything else, that Jerry came hazily to identify himself with names such as: Dog, Mister Dog, Adventurer, Strong Useful One, Sing Song Silly, Noname, and Quivering Love-Heart.

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And taken with the context, this is full of meaning.

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The context convinces me, however, that you have sinned rather through ignorance and tactlessness than through malice, so I am content to pass the matter by.

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They twisted his words and phrases away from the context, and turned his subdued and controlled remarks into a howling anarchistic speech.

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'Bless me, bless me, Sept,' returned the old lady, 'you don't see the context! Give it back to me, my dear.'

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We should try to understand this perfectly before proceeding; for it is precisely views of this sort which, after having been cut out of the original context, are repeated far and wide as internal evidence proving the general unsoundness of Nietzsche's philosophy.