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- [kuh n-teyn]
- /kənˈteɪn/
- /kənˈteɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-teyn]
- /kənˈteɪn/
Definitions of contain word
- verb contain If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. 3
- verb contain If a substance contains something, that thing is a part of it. 3
- verb contain If writing, speech, or film contains particular information, ideas, or images, it includes them. 3
- verb contain If a group or organization contains a certain number of people, those are the people that are in it. 3
- verb contain If you contain something, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing. 3
- verb contain If you cannot contain a feeling such as excitement or anger, or if you cannot contain yourself, you cannot prevent yourself from showing your feelings. 3
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Origin of contain
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English conte(y)nen < Anglo-French contener, Old French contenir < Latin continēre, equivalent to con- con- + tenēre to hold (see tenet)
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Parts of speech for Contain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
contain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contain
verb contain
- incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
Antonyms for contain
verb contain
- release — to lease again.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
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