Which is the first step for verifying the meaning of a word using context please use a dictionary to find the definition of the word identify the words part of speech and find synonyms and a thesaurus look for words and phrases surrounding the word that get clues to the words meaning substitute definition of the word you have decided on in the sentence to see if it makes sense

Answer 1

The first step for verifying the meaning of a word using context is to identify the words' part of speech and find synonyms in a thesaurus.