Contain

verb

/kənˈteɪn/

Word Frequency: 42.4

Definitions

1.verbTo hold inside.

2.verbTo include as a part.

3.verbTo put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

"I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!"

4.verb(of a set etc.) To have as an element or subset.

"A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements."

5.verbTo restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

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