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contain English

Meaning contain meaning

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contain Verb

— If mathx/math contains mathy/math, mathy/math is in mathx/math. Did the envelope contain a letter? Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week. The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors. The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects. Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material. Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy. A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files. — If you contain something, you stop it from getting out. Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears. Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses.

contain

— verb (= comprise) include or contain; have as a component A totally new idea is comprised in this paper The record contains many old songs from the 1930's — verb (= hold, carry) contain or hold; have within The jar carries wine The canteen holds fresh water This can contains water — verb (= control, hold in, hold, moderate) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits moderate your alcohol intake hold your tongue hold your temper control your anger — verb (= take, hold) be capable of holding or containing This box won't take all the items The flask holds one gallon — verb be divisible by 24 contains 6 — verb (= check, turn back, arrest, hold back) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism

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contain English » English

hold include comprise accommodate involve embrace restrain check carry have enclose control bear take in keep consist of embody curb cover confine comprehend circumscribe turn back store stop restrict reduce moderate localize limit incorporate house hold in hold back catch arrest trap take snare shut in seat inclusion enter encompass comprize capture be of the opinion admit withhold with

Topics contain topics

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Work and occupation Tool

Container

  • What words are used to describe the actions done with these tools?
    contain hold carry
Physical actions Move Pursue

Prevent from moving
States Quality

Made of, material
States Location

Contain
Language and thought

Emotion
Social behavior Behavior

Self-controlled

Conjugation contain conjugation

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contain · verb

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Simple sentences

In the English language many words contain letters which are not pronounced.
This room is too small to contain 50 men.
Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C.
Acid acts on things which contain metal.
Mushrooms contain significant amounts of minerals.
Does this food contain any meat?
I have always believed that fruits are more beneficial than fruit juices mainly because they do not contain added sugar.
What does it contain?
Many household cleaners contain poison.
Tom couldn't contain his anger.
There's a chance that tap water may contain harmful substances like chlorine and lead.
He could no longer contain his anger.
The chromosomes in our cells contain the whole of our genetic material.
May contain nuts.
Tangerines contain a lot of vitamin C.
Does Coca-Cola contain caffeine?
This product does not contain GMO.
The product may contain trace amounts of nuts and gluten.

Movie subtitles

We found a few rocky planets with hard surfaces, but they're many times more massive than Earth and contain the most hostile environments you could ever imagine.
If you're right about the legend, then this casket may contain the Scroll of Thoth from the holy of holies in the temple. And I can hardly wait to get back to find out.
They contain all the results of my experiments.
I try to contain them, but they begin to protest - They want to earn more.
Sometimes, you know, those little bottles contain demons. that have a way of popping out at you. just as you're trying most desperately to forget.
Gentlemen, these papers contain data on Process 97.
And just what does this fascinating letter contain, Mr. Murdock?
Did it still contain the burgundy?
Well, there's a chance we could contain.
He's committed his reserves and can't contain the Jap attack.
I used to be like that, couldn't contain myself.
And a rock want to contain itself and remain like that.
The earth has many deep pockets, abyssal regions that contain secrets we have yet to discover.
If they follow the usual pattern of their species, the nest depending upon its age, may contain hundreds or thousands.
They contain nothing more than columns of numbers, indicating the positions and brightness of all stars on the plates.
The telegram may contain matters of state.
Quite a coincidence that this tube of yours. should also contain cobra venom.
We get tonnes of butter portions, stored in sewed bags made from furs of yaks, which also contain flour and zambas, peas and beans, herbs and tea.
Hum, tell Mr. Chalmers what do these envelopes contain?
It's a self-propelled, pilotless bomb. with a warhead said to contain one ton of explosives.
Cherry stones contain prussic acid.
The people thinks I'm evil because I know how to contain myself.
As though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell.
But the hardest thing to get past the screws is peanuts, or anything that contains peanuts, or anything that even MAY contain peanuts.
Sometimes, you know, those little bottles contain demons that have a way of popping out at you, just as you're trying most desperately to forget.
Clear water can contain many germs.
They contain the souls of Emperors from centuries past!
They will know it's suicide because that envelope you hand him. will contain not money, Mr. Crabtree. but a typed note explaining why he took his own life.
Only the most beautiful emeralds contain that miracle of elusive blue.
Why did it contain only a blank sheet of paper?
Detto, as you see, has the larger carton, but they contain identical quantities.
It purports to contain certain timings made by the management, which directly affect the rates for the job that you are doing.
Does that red can contain insecticide?
These depositions contain a number of statements which directly contradict one another.
That statement that you wanted to read out in court today, did it contain the facts of Captain Taggart's death?
He wanted it to contain all his thoughts and experiences.

News and current affairs

To contain today's financial and economic crisis, Europe will also need to continue the cooperation that it has shown up to this point.
But paradoxically, it may also contain an element of forgetfulness, because it tends to conceal the fact that liberation required a military defeat.
In Asia, it was meant to contain communism, while allowing allies, from Japan to Indonesia, to build up economic strength.
Indeed, the US has trimmed its presence abroad by refusing to contribute to a eurozone bailout, intervene in Syria, or use force to contain Iran's nuclear breakout (despite strong Israeli support).
Israel's security and the desire to contain Iran are equally important.
As time passes, there are fewer and fewer outstanding bonds that do not contain CACs.
To be effective, such a cease-fire must contain a monitoring mechanism.
Nor was he able to contain let alone combat rampant corruption in the Palestinian Authority.
In theory, governments in such a situation have five basic options to contain crisis conditions, pending the effects of measures to reinvigorate growth and employment engines.
In this manner, they can contain the spread of economic hardship among the population, protect the most vulnerable segments, and put future generations on a better footing.
After all, books still in print are likely to be the ones that contain the most up-to-date information, and the ones that people most want to read.
The proposed constitution will contain a Charter of Fundamental Rights, which is intended to enhance the political and moral legitimacy of the EU.
If a major oil spill in Haiti were threatening the Gulf of Mexico, wouldn't we want the best technology (and not just the technology available in Haiti) to try to contain it?
The origins of Argentina's crisis date back to decisions taken in 1991, in the fight to contain the steep inflation that marked the death throes of the military junta.
Even here, the MDGs contain no numerical target for financial aid or any other aspect of rich countries' assistance, in contrast to the highly specific poverty-related targets set for developing countries.
This might just be possible, because the emerging outlines of a new framework to resolve the ongoing sovereign-debt crisis contain a key component that was missing so far.
Global deposits of methane clathrate contain more than twice the amount of energy of all known fossil fuels, and it can burn cleanly.
Lines on the map no longer contain the gravest threats, and the players are no longer divided neatly into two camps.
But unlike the anti-German entente a century ago, the aim is not to contain China.
Should the best answer to the return of Russia's imperial ambitions be a modern version of a Holy Alliance of stability designed to contain the world's new maverick?
But, in order to displace the US and assume the mantle of leadership in Asia, China must do more than pursue its own interests or contain potential rivals.
Both perceptions distort reality, though both contain a kernel of truth.
China's pragmatic leaders knew that the US presence helped to contain the Soviet Union (and subsequently Russia), prevented Japan from re-arming, and kept sea-lanes open.
Some Chinese strategists believe that the US is using Asian states, particularly Japan, Vietnam, and the Philippines, as pawns to contain China.

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