"context" meaning in All languages combined

See context on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒntɛkst/ [UK], /ˈkɑntɛkst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-context.wav [UK] Forms: context, contexts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something's context is the situation that it happens in.
    Sense id: simple-context-en-noun-VwmGo8i~
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        {
          "text": "Sometime, we can't read someone's writing, but the message can be understood in context because human readers use their knowledge of language and the world to help us."
        },
        {
          "text": "The actions of a business cannot be fully understood except in the context of a particular organisation."
        }
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        "Something's context is the situation that it happens in."
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɒntɛkst/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "sampa": "/\"kQntEkst/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑntɛkst/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/\"kAntEkst/",
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        "US"
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        },
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        }
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑntɛkst/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"kAntEkst/",
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