English-Swedish translations for context

• kontext en
  Politik handlar om en kontext, och vi känner till kontexten.Politics is a context and we have the context.
  Försök se prishöjningarna på mjölk i böndernas kontext.
• sammanhang ett
  Allt detta granskas i sitt sammanhang.All this must be seen in context.
  De har helt tagits ur sitt sammanhang.They have been stripped of all context.
  I detta sammanhang förkastar vi betänkandet.In this context we reject the report.

Definition of context

• The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence
• The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning
• The trama or flesh of a mushroom
• To knit or bind together; to unite closely
• Knit or woven together; close; firm

Examples

• 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.

Related words

• contextual
• contextualization
• contextualize
• contextualisation
• context-free
• contexture
• context-sensitive
• acontextual
• recontextualize