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contain (verb)

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  • contain — ► VERB 1) have or hold within. 2) control or restrain. 3) prevent (a problem) from becoming worse. DERIVATIVES containable adjective. ORIGIN Latin continere, from tenere to hold …   English terms dictionary

  • contain — verb Etymology: Middle English conteinen, from Anglo French cunteign , cuntyen , stem of cuntenir, from Latin continēre to hold together, hold in, contain, from com + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to keep… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contain — I (comprise) verb be composed of, be compounded of, be constituted of, be formed of, capere, comprehendere, consist of, embody, embrace, enfold, envelop, hold, include, incorporate, number, reckon among, subsist of associated concepts: containing …   Law dictionary

  • contain — verb (T) 1 to have something inside, or have something as a part: He opened the bag, which contained a razor, soap and a towel. | The letter contained important information about Boulestin s legal affairs. 2 to keep a strong feeling or emotion… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • contain — verb Contain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑act, ↑archive, ↑article, ↑bag, ↑barrel, ↑basket, ↑beaker, ↑bill, ↑bowl, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑bucket, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • contain — verb 1) the archive contains much unpublished material Syn: include, comprise, take in, incorporate, involve, encompass, embrace; consist of, be made up of, be composed of 2) the boat contained four people Syn: hold …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • contain — verb 1) the boat contained four people Syn: hold, carry, enclose, accommodate 2) the archive contains much unpublished material Syn: include, comprise, incorporate, involve, consist of, be made up of …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • contain — verb /kənˈteɪn/ a) To hold inside. A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements. b) To include as a part. If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • contain — verb 1》 have or hold within. 2》 control or restrain.     ↘prevent (a problem) from becoming worse. 3》 (of a number) be divisible by (a factor) without a remainder. Derivatives containable adjective Origin ME: from OFr. contenir, from L. continere …   English new terms dictionary

  • contain — [[t]kənte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ contains, containing, contained 1) VERB: no cont If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. [V n] The bag contained a Christmas card... [V n] Factory shops contain a wide… …   English dictionary

  • contain */*/*/ — UK [kənˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms contain : present tense I/you/we/they contain he/she/it contains present participle containing past tense contained past participle contained 1) a) a container, envelope, room etc that contains… …   English dictionary

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