thiscontext
nounUK /ðɪs ˈkɒntɛkst/
US /ðɪs ˈkɑːntɛkst/
This means the situation or words around something that help you understand it.
In this context, the word 'bank' means the side of a river, not a place for money.
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2. The parts of a text that come before and after a word and help explain it.
You can guess the meaning of the new word from its context in the story.
3. The general situation in which something happens.
The decision made sense in the context of the time.
4. The group of conditions that give meaning to an event or idea.
Her joke was funny only in the context of the conversation.