Contain
11contain — [[t]kənte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ contains, containing, contained 1) VERB: no cont If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it. [V n] The bag contained a Christmas card... [V n] Factory shops contain a wide… …
12contain */*/*/ — UK [kənˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms contain : present tense I/you/we/they contain he/she/it contains present participle containing past tense contained past participle contained 1) a) a container, envelope, room etc that contains… …
13contain — con|tain [ kən teın ] verb transitive *** 1. ) a container, envelope, room, etc. that contains something has something inside it: The envelope contained a few dried rose petals. There were four or five boxes containing toys and books. a ) an area …
14contain — verb Etymology: Middle English conteinen, from Anglo French cunteign , cuntyen , stem of cuntenir, from Latin continēre to hold together, hold in, contain, from com + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to keep… …
15contain — con|tain W1S2 [kənˈteın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(container/place)¦ 2¦(writing/speech)¦ 3¦(substance)¦ 4¦(control feelings)¦ 5¦(stop something)¦ 6¦(maths)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: contenir, from Latin continere …
16contain — con•tain [[t]kənˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water[/ex] 2) to have as contents or constituent parts; comprise; include 3) to be capable of holding; have capacity for 4) to keep under proper …
17contain — 01. This box [contains] over 2 kilograms of the finest chocolates. 02. We need a larger [container] to keep our rice in. 03. Kirsten lost her knapsack [containing] her passport and all her money. 04. Gasoline which [contains] lead is no longer… …
18contain — [13] Contain comes ultimately from Latin tenēre ‘hold’, source of a wide range of English words from abstain to tenor. In the case of contain the immediate ancestor, via Old French contenir, is Latin continēre ‘hold together, enclose, contain’, a …
19contain — verb (T) 1 to have something inside, or have something as a part: He opened the bag, which contained a razor, soap and a towel. | The letter contained important information about Boulestin s legal affairs. 2 to keep a strong feeling or emotion… …
20contain — [13] Contain comes ultimately from Latin tenēre ‘hold’, source of a wide range of English words from abstain to tenor. In the case of contain the immediate ancestor, via Old French contenir, is Latin continēre ‘hold together, enclose, contain’, a …
