context

1. context (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

Example: —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.

2. context (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

Example: Without context, I can't tell if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon.

3. context (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.

4. context (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

Example: The whole worlds frame, which is contexted onely by commerce and contracts.

5. context (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Knit or woven together; close; firm.

Example: And though he could describe how such a string may be context, yet our Explication will have this advantage in point of probability above his, ...