context

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒntɛkst/, SAMPA: /"kQntEkst/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑntɛkst/, SAMPA: /"kAntEkst/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular context

Plural contexts

1. (countable & uncountable) Something's context is the situation that it happens in.

   Sometime, we can't read someone's writing, but the message can be understood in context because human readers use their knowledge of language and the world to help us.

   The actions of a business cannot be fully understood except in the context of a particular organisation.