contain

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From Middle English < Old French contenir < Latin continere (to hold or keep together, comprise, contain) < com- (together) + tenere (to hold).

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Infinitive
to contain

Third person singular
contains

Simple past
contained

Past participle
contained

Present participle
containing

to contain (third-person singular simple present contains, present participle containing, simple past and past participle contained)

  1. (transitive): To hold inside.
  2. (transitive): To include as a part.
  3. (transitive): To limit through restraint.

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