{
    "term": "context",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the situation in which something happens and that helps you to understand it",
            "sensetop": "in a contextin/within the context of somethingin contextcontext for somethingcontext for doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to examine the **wider/broader context** of the war"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **historical/cultural/social context**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government must consider the context of the protests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This kind of propaganda is used in many different contexts.",
                    "contextForm": "in a context"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Such databases are being used in a wide range of contexts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Institutions **provide a context** in which individuals can take on different roles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.",
                    "contextForm": "in/within the context of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His decision can only be understood in context.",
                    "contextForm": "in context"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think it's important to **put this into context**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A ceasefire is the essential context for meaningful negotiations.",
                    "contextForm": "context for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a neutral context for sharing and debating ideas",
                    "contextForm": "context for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children need meaningful contexts for their work in science."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How can teachers create the right context for kids?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is natural to find conflict in the work environment, in the family, or any other human context."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Similar problems have arisen in other contexts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These actions only have meaning within certain specific contexts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to look at these remarks within the context of the recent scandals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to see the problem in a wider context."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broad", "full", "general"],
                "verb + context": [
                    "give (somebody)",
                    "offer (somebody)",
                    "provide (somebody with)"
                ],
                "preposition": [
                    "in (a/​the) context",
                    "within a/​the context",
                    "context for"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a range of contexts", "a variety of contexts"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and help you to understand its meaning",
            "sensetop": "out of contextin context",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The context of the quotation makes her meaning quite clear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This quotation has been **taken out of context** *(= repeated without referring to the rest of the text)*.",
                    "contextForm": "out of context"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to look at the words in context.",
                    "contextForm": "in context"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to present examples of language in use in an appropriate context"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her reply was quoted out of context and seemed to mean something quite different from what she had intended."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broad", "full", "general"],
                "verb + context": [
                    "give (somebody)",
                    "offer (somebody)",
                    "provide (somebody with)"
                ],
                "preposition": [
                    "in (a/​the) context",
                    "within a/​the context",
                    "context for"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a range of contexts", "a variety of contexts"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒntekst/",
                "audio": "xc/context/xcontext__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːntekst/",
                "audio": "xc/context/xcontext__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together’ + texere ‘to weave’."
}