Contain (IPA: /kənˈteɪn/)
| Contain (v. t.) |
To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold. |
| Contain (v. t.) |
To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks. |
| Contain (v. t.) |
To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds. |
| Contain (v. i.) |
To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity. |
| Contain Synonyms |
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| Contain Synonyms |
Check, Stop, Arrest, Hold Back, Turn Back |
| Contain Synonyms |
Control, Check, Moderate, Hold In, Curb, Hold |
| Contain Synonyms |
Hold, Bear, Carry |
| Contain Synonyms |
Incorporate, Comprise |
| Contain Synonyms |
Hold, Take |
| Translations |
Contain in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "An object may not only contain stars, but also nebulosity not composed of them." - William Herschel |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Any random group of thirty Vietnamese women will contain a dozen who make Julia Roberts look like Lyle Lovett." - P. J. O'Rourke |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Brahman sutras contain directions regarding yagna for Brahmins." - Yajna |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " God would behold in you a simplicity which will contain so much the more of His wisdom as it contains less of your own." - Simplicity |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Starting in a few minutes on ITV, it's the News At Ten with Trevor McDonald. Warning: may contain news." - Dead Ringers |
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