Learner's definition of CONTEXT. [count, noncount] 1. : the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning. To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context. [=in a sentence with other words] [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. â If the words that someone has said are taken or quoted out of context, they are repeated without explaining the situation in which they were said so that their meaning is changed. When taken out of context, his comments sound cruel, but he was really only joking.
Stephen Colbert will succeed David Letterman as host of The Late Show, CBS announced Thursday, one week after Letterman told his audience that he would retire sometime in 2015. CBS said Colbert had signed a five-year contract to helm the iconic late-night broadcast.
Jon Stewart is the highest paid late night host on TV. TV Guide Magazine is set to unveil their annual survey of star salaries, and have released a few tidbits in honor of the event. Jon Stewart is now the highest paid late night talk show host, earning between $25 and $30 million per year.n terms of narrative television, Ashton Kutcher maintains his status as the top paid actor in prime time, earning $750,000 per episode on Two and a Half Men. While Mark Harmon is the top earner on a TV drama with $525,000 per episode for NCIS.