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taking out of context

taking out of context is the present participle and gerund of take out of context.

Meaning of take out of context

Verb

take out of context (third-person singular simple present takes out of context, present participle taking out of context, simple past took out of context, past participle taken out of context)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.
    • The statistics are not very meaningful when taken out of context.
    Synonyms:
    decontextualize
    Antonyms:
    contextualize

Questions about taking out of context

What is taking out of context the present participle and gerund of?
Taking out of context is the present participle and gerund of take out of context.

Words near taking out of context in the dictionary

  1. taking oneself up by one's own ears
  2. taking orders
  3. taking out
  4. taking out an onion
  5. taking out in trade
  6. taking out of context
  7. taking out the trash
  8. taking over
  9. taking pains
  10. taking part
  11. taking part with

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