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Definitions for contained
kənˈteɪndcon·tained

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. containedadjective

    gotten under control

    "the oil spill is contained"

Wiktionary

  1. containedadjective

    Restricted in space.

    The brush fire is now contained, if it doesn't jump the lines it will burn itself out.

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  1. contained

    Contained generally means being held or enclosed within something else. It refers to something that is kept under control or within limits, or an item or items that are included within a particular boundary, space, or category.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Contained

    of Contain

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'contained' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2078

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'contained' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4669

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contained in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of contained in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Graschel:

    All the levels we're expecting will be contained in the levee systems.

  2. Jerome Powell:

    Until the public is confident that the disease is contained, a full recovery is unlikely.

  3. William Pinkney:

    The self-evident truths announced in the Declaration of Independence are not truths at all, if taken literally; and the practical conclusions contained in the same passage of that Declaration prove that they were never designed to be so received.

  4. Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo:

    There is a defense umbrella contained within South Korea, there is a defense umbrella for Japan, there are naval assets between Korea, Japan and Guam, and there is a missile defense system of Guam that make up a multi-level defensive umbrella.

  5. Edward Moya:

    Oil's January correction, a 13% drop to be exact, was ripe for a bounce, oil is likely to remain vulnerable despite today's optimism that the coronavirus has likely been contained.

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