Context — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒntɛkst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒntɛkst/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻdnəs/.

Examples

the historical context

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

circumstance linguistic context setting context of use

Parts of Speech

noun	discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
noun	the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event “the historical context”

Word Forms

contextual	adjective	relating to or determined by or in context
circumstantial	adjective	fully detailed and specific about particulars

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kontext

Diskurs, der eine Spracheinheit umgibt und dabei hilft, ihre Interpretation zu bestimmen

🇫🇷French

contexte

discours qui entoure une unité linguistique et aide à déterminer son interprétation

🇪🇸Spanish

contexto

Discurso que rodea una unidad lingüística y ayuda a determinar su interpretación.

🇮🇹Italian

contesto

discorso che circonda un'unità linguistica e contribuisce a determinarne l'interpretazione

🇵🇹Portuguese

contexto

discurso que envolve uma unidade linguística e ajuda a determinar sua interpretação

🇷🇺Russian

контекст

дискурс, окружающий языковую единицу и помогающий определить ее интерпретацию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसंग

प्रवचन जो एक भाषा इकाई को घेरता है और उसकी व्याख्या निर्धारित करने में मदद करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রসঙ্গ

বক্তৃতা যা একটি ভাষা ইউনিটকে ঘিরে থাকে এবং এর ব্যাখ্যা নির্ধারণে সহায়তা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சூழல்

ஒரு மொழி அலகைச் சுற்றியுள்ள சொற்பொழிவு மற்றும் அதன் விளக்கத்தைத் தீர்மானிக்க உதவுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సందర్భం

భాషా యూనిట్‌ను చుట్టుముట్టే ఉపన్యాసం మరియు దాని వివరణను గుర్తించడంలో సహాయపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

संदर्भ

प्रवचन जे भाषेच्या एककाभोवती असते आणि त्याचा अर्थ निश्चित करण्यात मदत करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંદર્ભ

પ્રવચન કે જે ભાષા એકમની આસપાસ હોય અને તેનું અર્થઘટન નક્કી કરવામાં મદદ કરે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂದರ್ಭ

ಭಾಷಾ ಘಟಕವನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತುವರೆದಿರುವ ಪ್ರವಚನ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്ദർഭം

ഒരു ഭാഷാ യൂണിറ്റിനെ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റിയുള്ള പ്രഭാഷണം, അതിൻ്റെ വ്യാഖ്യാനം നിർണ്ണയിക്കാൻ സഹായിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਦਰਭ

ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਦੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیاق و سباق

وہ گفتگو جو زبان کی اکائی کو گھیرے ہوئے ہو اور اس کی تشریح کا تعین کرنے میں مدد کرے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

语境

围绕语言单元并有助于确定其解释的话语

🇯🇵Japanese

コンテクスト

言語単位を囲み、その解釈を決定するのに役立つ談話

🇰🇷Korean

문맥

언어 단위를 둘러싸고 그 해석을 결정하는 데 도움이 되는 담화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bối cảnh

diễn ngôn bao quanh một đơn vị ngôn ngữ và giúp xác định cách diễn giải nó

🇹🇭Thai

บริบท

วาทกรรมที่ล้อมรอบหน่วยภาษาและช่วยในการกำหนดการตีความ

🇮🇩Indonesian

konteks

wacana yang melingkupi suatu unit bahasa dan membantu menentukan penafsirannya

🇵🇭Filipino

konteksto

diskurso na pumapalibot sa isang yunit ng wika at tumutulong upang matukoy ang interpretasyon nito

🇲🇾Malay

konteks

wacana yang mengelilingi unit bahasa dan membantu menentukan tafsirannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سياق

الخطاب الذي يحيط بوحدة اللغة ويساعد على تحديد تفسيرها

🇮🇷Persian

زمینه

گفتمانی که یک واحد زبانی را احاطه کرده و به تعیین تفسیر آن کمک می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlam

Bir dil birimini çevreleyen ve onun yorumunu belirlemeye yardımcı olan söylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶקשֵׁר

שיח המקיף יחידת שפה ועוזר לקבוע את פרשנותה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'context'?

The primary meaning of 'context' is 'discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'context' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'context' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'context' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'context' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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