noun🔗ShareThe 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."situationlinguisticswritingcommunicationlanguageessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning."The word "home" in the sentence "I'm going home now" takes on a different context if it's said by a student than if it's said by a traveling salesman. "linguisticsliteraturewritingcommunicationwordessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe 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 archaeologist studied the context of the ancient pottery shards, looking for clues about the people who lived there. "archaeologyculturehistoryenvironmentlinguisticsessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe trama or flesh of a mushroom."The chef carefully examined the mushroom's context before slicing it. "biologyplantfoodessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFor a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula."The context for the math problem includes the variables 'x' and 'y'. "mathlogiccomputingessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo knit or bind together; to unite closely."The teacher's lecture contextualized the historical events, knitting together the past and present. "structurelanguagecommunicationessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareKnit or woven together; close; firm."The family's support network was a context fabric of love and understanding. "qualityconditionmaterialessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading