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- pronunciation:
- ihn
klud
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
includes, including, included |
| definition 1: |
to contain, as a whole contains its parts.
The list includes all of our names.Does the recipe include eggs?The dinner menu includes appetizers and entrees, but not desserts.- synonyms:
- comprehend, comprise, contain, embrace
- similar words:
- cover, enclose, encompass, hold
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| definition 2: |
to incorporate in a group or class.
We have to include all our relatives on the guest list.She invited a group of her friends for dinner, but I was not included.- synonyms:
- incorporate, subsume
- antonyms:
- bar, except, exclude
- similar words:
- classify, cover, embrace, group, involve, list, place, put
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| definition 3: |
to take account of.
Did you include me in the greeting?The price of lunch does not include soup. Soup is extra.Did you include all of the factors in your analysis?- synonyms:
- count, cover, remember
- antonyms:
- leave out, omit
- similar words:
- number
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| related words: |
admit, annex, comprise, program, welcome |
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| derivation: |
includable (adj.) |
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