Definition of contain Contain
/kʌntejˈn/ - [kunteyn] - con•tain
We found 15 definitions of contain from 6 different sources.
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| contain - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" | ||
| take, hold | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| contain - be divisible by; "24 contains 6" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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contain
To contain or hold; have within. -
contain
To hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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contain
kon-tān′, v.t. to comprise, to include: (B.) to restrain, esp. the sexual appetite.—adj. Contain′able, that may be contained.—ns. Contain′ant, Contain′er. [Through Fr. from L. continēre—con, together, tenēre, to hold.]
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🔤- contain, verb, present, 1st person singular of contain (infinitive).
- contain, verb (infinitive).
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