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- pronunciation:
- k
 n
teIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
contains, containing, contained |
| definition 1: |
to hold or have within.
Cheese contains a good deal of salt.The building contains two sets of staircases.Wine contains more alcohol than beer.
- synonyms:
- hold
- similar words:
- carry, enclose, incorporate, surround
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| definition 2: |
to be able to hold or have within.
A tablespoon contains three teaspoons.- synonyms:
- accommodate, carry, hold
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| definition 3: |
to hold back or set limits on; establish boundaries for; restrict.
He struggled to contain his emotions.I couldn't contain my laughter after hearing that remark.The dogs are contained by a tall fence.- synonyms:
- control, hold, repress, restrain, suppress
- similar words:
- check, curb, inhibit, limit, stifle
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| definition 4: |
to have as components or contents; include.
The water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms.- synonyms:
- comprehend, comprise, have, include
- similar words:
- cover, embrace, encompass, incorporate
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| related words: |
cabin, cage, hold, involve, lodge, rein, restrict, swallow, withhold |
adverb + (v.)contain
barely
(v.)contain
+ adverb
herein, please
(v.)contain
+ noun
acid,
acre,
amount,
antioxidant,
asbestos,
caffeine,
calcium,
calorie,
carbon,
chemical,
clause,
compound,
concentration,
description,
element,
enzyme,
error,
essay,
excitement,
extract,
fat,
fiber,
gene,
grain,
gram,
herb,
information,
ingredient,
iron,
item,
lead,
letter,
mercury,
mineral,
mix,
mixture,
nutrient,
paint,
particle,
passage,
phrase,
protein,
provision,
quantity,
reference,
remains,
seed,
sodium,
substance,
trace,
virus,
vitamin
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| derivation: |
containable (adj.) |
The word contain
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
Example words:
abstain, abstinence, appertain, attain, contain, container, content, contention, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, incontinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, retain, retentive, retinue, sustain, tenable, tenacious, tenacity, tenant, tenement, tenet, tennis, tenor, tenure
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