have more context vs get more context

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Have more context' is used when someone already possesses additional information, while 'get more context' is used when someone needs to obtain additional information.

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have more context

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone already possesses additional information and wants to understand a situation better.

Examples:

I need to have more context before making a decision.
It's important to have more context to fully grasp the situation.

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Oct 18, 2011 ... Infinite's boss battles to have more context and resolution for players. Stephany Nunneley avatar. News by Stephany Nunneley News Editor.
Nov 17, 2019 ... I'd like to have more context in error messages in cases some function has to die . In some situations I can provide it, in others I can't ...
how can I have more context menus in my editor? I have a TableViewer and a ListViewer side by side in the editor part and I would like to ...
Error message could have more context #1604. Closed. sul4bh opened this issue on Dec 14, 2017 · 4 comments.
There is evidence that East Asian cultures have more context-sensitive styles of reasoning, memory, attention, and scene perception than Western cultures.
In-page links could have more context for some screen reader users #902. Closed. NickColley opened this issue on Jun 3, 2019 · 5 comments.

Alternatives:

possess more context
obtain more context
acquire more context
gain more context
understand more context

get more context

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone needs to obtain additional information to better understand a situation.

Examples:

I need to get more context before I can provide an answer.
Let's get more context on the issue before we proceed.

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Feb 9, 2021 ... Using CWE and CVSS scores to get more context on a security advisory. Security vulnerabilities can be unpleasant to address, and that only ...
Mar 3, 2020 ... But I would like to get more context lines like. DEBUG Line 2 ERROR message DEBUG Line 3. with the option to get more lines of context if I ...
Mar 4, 2021 ... a group of people working to analyze review images to get more context from online reviews. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on ...
Jun 5, 2011 ... You can get more context by doing: ipdb.set_trace(context=21) ...
This new tool is another helpful way to get more context about the results you're seeing on Search. From being able to quickly check information about a ...
Mar 31, 2021 ... ... and Groups you follow as well as some of the posts we suggest to you and get more context on why they're appearing in your News Feed.

Alternatives:

obtain more context
acquire more context
gain more context
understand more context
gather more context

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