How to Pronounce "take out of context"
expression
TAYK-OWT-UHV-KAHN-tekst
TAYK-OWT-OV-KON-tekst
Definition
To repeat someone's words or actions without showing the full situation or meaning, making them seem different from what was really intended.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈkɑntɛkst
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /kˈɒntɛkst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK-OWT-UHV-KAHN-tekst
UK
TAYK-OWT-OV-KON-tekst
Listen in Context
Her words were taken out of context and misunderstood.
Don't take my comment out of context.
It's unfair when quotes are taken out of context.
Journalists sometimes take things out of context to make a story more dramatic.