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co n|tent pro|vi d|er (content providers ) N‑COUNT A content provider is a company that supplies material such as text, music, or images for use on websites. [COMPUTING ] □  …content providers such as CNN and MTV.

con|test ◆◇◇ (contests , contesting , contested ) The noun is pronounced /kɒ ntest/. The verb is pronounced /kənte st/. 1 N‑COUNT A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win. □  Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling. □  …a writing contest.

2 → see also beauty contest

3 N‑COUNT A contest is a struggle to win power or control. □  The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year's presidential contest. □ [+ between ] …a clear contest between church and state.

4 VERB If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections. □ [V -ed] …a closely contested regional flower show.

5 VERB If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable. □ [V n] Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case. □ [V -ed] Gender discrimination is a hotly-contested issue.

con|test|ant /kənte stənt/ (contestants ) N‑COUNT A contestant in a competition or quiz is a person who takes part in it.

con|text ◆◇◇ /kɒ ntekst/ (contexts )

1 N‑VAR [oft adj N ] The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood. □ [+ of ] We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. □  …the historical context in which Chaucer wrote.

2 N‑VAR The context of a word, sentence, or text consists of the words, sentences, or text before and after it which help to make its meaning clear. □  Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.

3 PHRASE If something is seen in context or if it is put into context , it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it. □  Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context. □  It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history.

4 PHRASE If a statement or remark is quoted out of context , the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended. □  Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue. SYNONYMS context NOUN 1

circumstances:The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.

times:We are in one of the most severe recessions in modern times.

conditions:The conditions are ripe for the spread of disease.

situation:Army officers said the situation was under control.

con|tex|tual /kənte kstʃuəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A contextual issue or account relates to the context of something. [FORMAL ] □  The writer builds up a clever contextual picture of upper-class life.

con|tigu|ous /kənt I gjuəs/ ADJ Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other. [FORMAL ] □ [+ with ] Its vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone. □ [+ to ] …two years of travel throughout the 48 contiguous states.

con|ti|nent ◆◇◇ /kɒ nt I nənt/ (continents )