Definitions for contained
kənˈteɪndcon·tained

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1. contained(adj)

   gotten under control

   "the oil spill is contained"

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1. contained(Adjective)

   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

   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

How to pronounce contained?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say contained in sign language?

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. Boris Johnson:

   Boris Johnson added that the incident has been contained to the best of Boris Johnson knowledge. To the best of our knowledge the incident has been contained.

2. Stephen Dorner:

   I think on the consumer side, they need to be really watchful of what is actually contained in their plans and what they’re getting.

3. Barack Obama:

   Every hotspot is an ember that if not contained can become a new fire, so we cannot let down our guard even for a minute, and we can't just fight this epidemic. We have to extinguish it.

4. Surgeon General Jerome Adams:

   If we had massive numbers of cases we would be seeing more deaths. And so we actually feel pretty good that some parts of the country have contained it just like when you look at the flu.

5. Philipp Heck:

   This meteorite is special because it fell onto a frozen lake and was recovered quickly. It was very pristine. We could see the minerals weren't much altered and later found that it contained a rich inventory of extraterrestrial organic compounds, these kinds of organic compounds were likely delivered to the early Earth by meteorites and might have contributed to the ingredients of life.

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