contain
IPA: kʌntˈeɪn
verb
- (transitive) To hold inside.
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- (mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
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Examples of "contain" in Sentences
- The containers are in storage.
- Chocolates contain saccharine.
- Are the chemicals contained in the root
- The cover encloses the open portion of the container.
- The base includes a passsage communicable with the container interior.
- A hermetic seal is affected between the container flange and the cover.
- The following is what the back cover of the paperback edition contains.
- The 1633 quarto contains prefatory poems, including one by James Shirley.
- Tillman Road WMA contains approximately, including an 80 acre cattail swamp.
- Beer contains nutriment; it includes more or less albumen, sugar, gluten, hops, and alcohol.