What does contain mean?
Definitions for contain
kənˈteɪncon·tain
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word contain.
Princeton's WordNet
incorporate, contain, comprise(verb)
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"
hold, bear, carry, contain(verb)
contain or hold; have within
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate(verb)
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"
contain(verb)
be divisible by
"24 contains 6"
contain, take, hold(verb)
be capable of holding or containing
"This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
contain(Verb)
To hold inside.
contain(Verb)
To include as a part.
contain(Verb)
To limit through restraint.
contain(Verb)
To have as an element.
contain(Verb)
To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
But if they can not contain, let them marry. uE00097647uE001 1 Cor. vii. 9.
Webster Dictionary
Contain(verb)
to hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold
Etymology: [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir, fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
Contain(verb)
to have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks
Etymology: [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir, fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
Contain(verb)
to put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds
Etymology: [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir, fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
Contain(verb)
to restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity
Etymology: [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir, fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Contain
kon-tān′, v.t. to comprise, to include: (B.) to restrain, esp. the sexual appetite.—adj. Contain′able, that may be contained.—ns. Contain′ant, Contain′er. [Through Fr. from L. continēre—con, together, tenēre, to hold.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'contain' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2225
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'contain' in Verbs Frequency: #129
Anagrams for contain »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contain in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of contain in a Sentence
When we prepare our own meals we know exactly what the foods we are eating contain, when dining out, we are leaving the ingredients to the chef or fast food chain.
Awareness is not the same as thought. It lies beyond thinking, although it makes no use of thinking, honoring it's value and it's power. Awareness is more like a vessel which can hold and contain our thinking, helping us to see and know our thought as thought rather than getting caught up in them as reality.
It's like a portal, a window into the past that you can touch, medieval charters are important not just because of the legal acts they contain, but also for what they can tell us about the society and political culture at the time.
Things that contain caffeine are definitely going to be less-than-desirable for most people, that's not even just right before bed, but I think depending on a person's caffeine sensitivity, they may need to shut down the caffeine in their day at some point in the afternoon or certainly by dinner time so that they can then have a restful night sleep.
If you send police officers into those situations where the drug trade is the primary economy and you say to them basically your job is to contain that and arrest kids and put them in jail when those police officers know [it's not going to fix things], then it's not surprising you end up with a situation of enormous tension between those communities and those police officers.
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Translations for contain
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- съдържам, побирам, сдържам, въздържамBulgarian
- contenirCatalan, Valencian
- obsahovatCzech
- enthaltenGerman
- enhaviEsperanto
- contenerSpanish
- sisältyä, sisältääFinnish
- contenirFrench
- כלל, הכילHebrew
- kontenarIdo
- contenereItalian
- לְהַכִילHebrew
- 含むJapanese
- 포함하다Korean
- teneoLatin
- bevatten, inhoudenDutch
- zawieraćPolish
- conterPortuguese
- conțineRomanian
- содержать, сдерживать, вмещать, сдержатьRussian
- innehållaSwedish
- కలిగిTelugu
- chứaVietnamese
- 包含Chinese
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