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put into context

put into context verb: contextualization; something apparently outstanding, made look less so by providing context.

Verb

put into context (third-person singular simple present puts into context, present participle putting into context, simple past and past participle put into context)

  1. (transitive) contextualization; something apparently outstanding, made look less so by providing context
    • Let me put it into context.

Forms of put into context

third-person singular presentputs into context
present participleputting into context
past participleput into context
pastput into context

Questions about put into context

What does put into context mean?
Put into context means contextualization; something apparently outstanding, made look less so by providing context.
What part of speech is put into context?
Put into context is a verb.
What is the past tense of put into context?
The past tense of put into context is put into context.

Words near put into context in the dictionary

  1. put in the shade
  2. put in the work
  3. put in with
  4. put in writing
  5. put into action
  6. put into context
  7. put into effect
  8. put into one's own head
  9. put into practice
  10. put into words
  11. put it about

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