context.
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Latin context(us).
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
Where this word comes from
From Latin context(us).
Knit or woven together; close; firm.
Where this word comes from
From Latin context(us).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.