- the situation in which something happens and that helps you to understand it
- to examine the wider/broader context of the war
- the historical/cultural/social context
- The government must consider the context of the protests.
- in a context This kind of propaganda is used in many different contexts.
- Such databases are being used in a wide range of contexts.
- Institutions provide a context in which individuals can take on different roles.
- in/within the context of something This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.
- in context His decision can only be understood in context.
- I think it's important to put this into context.
- context for something A ceasefire is the essential context for meaningful negotiations.
- context for doing something a neutral context for sharing and debating ideas
Extra Examples- Children need meaningful contexts for their work in science.
- How can teachers create the right context for kids?
- It is natural to find conflict in the work environment, in the family, or any other human context.
- Similar problems have arisen in other contexts.
- These actions only have meaning within certain specific contexts.
- You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context.
- You have to look at these remarks within the context of the recent scandals.
- You have to see the problem in a wider context.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- full
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in (a/the) context
- within a/the context
- context for
- …
- a range of contexts
- a variety of contexts
- the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and help you to understand its meaning
- You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.
- The context of the quotation makes her meaning quite clear.
- out of context This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without referring to the rest of the text).
- in context You need to look at the words in context.
Extra Examples- to present examples of language in use in an appropriate context
- Her reply was quoted out of context and seemed to mean something quite different from what she had intended.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- full
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in (a/the) context
- within a/the context
- context for
- …
- a range of contexts
- a variety of contexts
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together’ + texere ‘to weave’.
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