Collocations for "context"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "context" in context.
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- in a [real-life, working, work, political, sports, legal] context
- see the [whole, wider, broader] context
- [placed, explained] in a [modern, historical] context
- Her words were taken out of context.
- You are taking [it] out of context.
- well yes, when taken out of context
- Don't take it out of context!
- Can I have some context (first)?
- Can you give me some context (first)?
- am going to need (a little) more context (to)
- In what context?
- give an example in context
- learn a [word, phrase] in context
- [guess, understand] the meaning from context
- use context to [grasp, understand, show, highlight]
- [analyze, study] the [situation, events] in context
- In what [kind, sort] of context?
- in the context of [discussion, science, education]
- the context of the [struggle, result, phrase]
- the context in which
- the meaning in this context
'context' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):