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1. (v.t.) contain
to hold or include within its volume or area:
This glass contains water.
2. contain
to have as contents or constituent parts; comprise; include.
3. contain
to be capable of holding; have capacity for.
4. contain
to keep under proper control; restrain:
He could not contain his amusement.
5. contain
to prevent or limit the advance, spread, or influence of:
to contain an epidemic.
6. contain
(of a number) to be a multiple of; be divisible by, without a remainder:
Ten contains five twice.
7. contain
to be equal to:
A quart contains two pints.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME
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1. (verb) incorporate, contain, comprise
include or contain; have as a component
"A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
2. (verb) hold, bear, carry, contain
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
3. (verb) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
"moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
4. (verb) contain
be divisible by
"24 contains 6"
5. (verb) contain, take, hold
be capable of holding or containing
"This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
6. (verb) check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
"Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
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1. (verb) contain
to have sth inside
a box containing wine
2. contain
to include sth
a letter containing references to the vice president; the information contained in the article
3. contain
to stop from spreading
to try to contain the rumors; The fire has been contained.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) contain
to hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold
2. (verb) contain
to have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks
3. (verb) contain
to put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds
4. (verb) contain
to restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity
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Sense: to keep or have inside
This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?
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 Afrikaans: bevat, hou, inhê |
 Arabic: يَحْتَوي |
 Bulgarian: съдуржам |
 Brazilian: conter |
 Czech: obsahovat |
 German: enthalten |
 Danish: indeholde; rumme |
 Greek: περιέχω |
 Spanish: contener |
 Estonian: sisaldama |
 Farsi: حاوی بودن؛ شامل بودن |
 Finnish: sisältää |
 French: contenir |
 Hebrew: לְהָכִיל |
 Hindi: से युक्त होना |
 Croatian: sadržavati |
 Hungarian: tartalmaz |
 Indonesian: berisi |
 Icelandic: innihalda |
 Italian: contenere |
 Japanese: 含む |
 Korean: 담고 있다 |
 Lithuanian: turėti (savyje), talpinti |
 Latvian: saturēt; ietvert |
 Malay: mengandungi |
 Dutch: bevatten |
 Norwegian: inneholde, romme |
 Polish: zawierać |
 Persian: حاوی بودن؛ شامل بودن |
 Pashto: درلودل، ځاى نيول، زده كول |
 Portuguese: conter |
 Romanian: a conţine |
 Russian: вмещать |
 Slovak: obsahovať |
 Slovenian: vsebovati |
 Serbian: sadržati |
 Swedish: innehålla, rymma |
 Thai: บรรจุ |
 Turkish: içermek, içinde bulun(dur |
 Taiwanese: 容納，包含 |
 Ukrainian: містити (мати) в собі; вм |
 Urdu: پر مشتمل هونا |
 Vietnamese: chứa đựng |
 Chinese: 容纳 |
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