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context
- /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/ US
- /ˈkɔn.tekst/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin context(us).
noun contexts
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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.
Similar: frame, framework, background, backdrop, setting, purlieus, milieu
- 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.
- 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.
- The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
- For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
- The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.
Opposite: isolation
verb contexts · contexting · contexted
- To knit or bind together; to unite closely. The whole worlds frame, which is contexted onely by commerce and contracts.
adjective more context · most context
- Knit or woven together; close; firm. 1541?, Robert Copland (translator?), Guydon's Questionary Chirurgical, translation of 1533, Guy de Chauliac, La questionaire des cirugiens at barbiers The skynne is composed & context and woven with thredes and vaynes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: circumstance, linguistic context, scenario, setting, reference, aspect, contextualize, standpoint, forum, viewpoint, topic, history, perspective, scene, vista, outlook
noun
Opposite: isolation
Translations
Every language
noun circumstances or settings
| Español | contexto, marco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맥락 maengnak, 짜임새 jjaimsae, 바탕 batang |
| 日本語 | 前後関係 zengokankei, 状況 jōkyō |
| 中文 | 場合 /场合 chǎnghé, 情況 /情况 qíngkuàng, 背景 bèijǐng, 環境 /环境 huánjìng |
| हिन्दी | संदर्भ sandarbh, परिदृश्य paridŕśya, परिप्रेक्ष्य pariprekṣya |
| Português | contexto |
| Français | contexte |
| Deutsch | Kontext, Zusammenhang |
| Italiano | contesto |
| Ελληνικά | συμφραζόμενα symfrazómena, πλαίσιο plaísio |
| Română | context |
| Русский | обстано́вка obstanóvka, ситуа́ция situácija, конте́кст kontékst |
| Tiếng Việt | bối cảnh |
| עברית | הֶקְשֵׁר hekshér |
noun text in which a word appears
| Español | contexto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 문맥 munmaek, 맥락 maengnak |
| 日本語 | 文脈 bunmyaku, 前後関係 zengokankei |
| 中文 | 上下文 shàngxiàwén, 語境 /语境 yǔjìng, 前後文 /前后文 qiánhòuwén |
| हिन्दी | संदर्भ sandarbh |
| Português | contexto |
| Français | contexte |
| Deutsch | Kontext |
| Italiano | contesto |
| Ελληνικά | συμφραζόμενα symfrazómena |
| Română | context |
| Русский | конте́кст kontékst |
| Tiếng Việt | văn cảnh, ngữ cảnh, mạch văn |
| العربية | سِيَاق siyāq, قَرِينَة qarīna |
| עברית | הֶקְשֵׁר hekshér |
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@misc{context_2026,
title = {context},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/context},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
