From Latin contextus.

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈkɔn.tekst/

context

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

   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. (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

   Without any context, I can't tell you if the "dish" refers to the food, or the thing you eat it on.

3. (archaeology) 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. (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
5. (logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
6. (programming) The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.

• isolation

• French: contexte
• German: Kontext, Zusammenhang
• Italian: contesto
• Portuguese: contexto
• Russian: обстано́вка
• Spanish: contexto, marco

• French: contexte
• German: Kontext
• Italian: contesto
• Portuguese: contexto
• Russian: конте́кст
• Spanish: contexto

context (contexts, present participle contexting; simple past and past participle contexted)

1. (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
   • 1638, Richard Younge, The Drunkard's Character: Or, a True Drunkard with Such Sinnes as Raigne in Him:

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

   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political:

     If the Subiect bee Historie, or contexted Fable, then I hold it better put in Prose, or Blanks: for ordinarie discourse neuer shewes so well in Meeter

context

1. (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
   • 1541?, Robert Copland (translator?), Guydon's Questionary Chirurgical, translation of 1533, Guy de Chauliac, La questionaire des cirugiens at barbiers

     The skynne is composed & context and woven with thredes and vaynes.

   • 1711-12, William Derham, Physico-theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation (3rd edition, corrected, 1714, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cM9XAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA110&dq=%22The+coats,+without,+are+context+and+callous.%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3tPTtyezlAhXPrVkKHW0RC40Q6AEwA3oECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%22The%20coats%2C%20without%2C%20are%20context%20and%20callous.%22&f=false page 110])

     the coats, without, are context and callous, firm and strong.