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.
Who has hosted The Price Is Right, and when were they hosts? Bob Barker - He is the most well-known and longest-hosting of all The Price Is Right hosts. He hosted the CBS daytime version of the show from its premiere in 1972 until 2007 when he retired. Drew Carey - He took over the hosting duties on the CBS daytime version in 2007 after Bob Barker retired.