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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kuhn-teyn |
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈteɪn |
Definition of contains
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French contein-, stem of contenir, from Latin continere (transitive) "to hold together, enclose," from com- "together" (see com-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Containable.
- verb include, hold
- verb hold back, control
- "That contains the spirit of all prayer," said the old philosopher.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Our life contains every great thing, and contains it in rich abundance.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It contains lengthy extracts from M. Angellier's study of Burns.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- It contains a set of cogs that fit into the cogs on the cover of the can.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Before I open this envelope I am going to tell you what I believe it contains.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- All the sales of sheep and lambs are by the "clad score" which contains twenty-one.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- It and what it contains have been the cause of sufficient misery and suffering and crime.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- This writing, mighty Ferdinand, contains the articles of our compact.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- In the middle of the court is the donjon, which contains the archives and the treasure.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- Sir, you have left out the very idea which contains the sense of that Scripture.
- Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
Synonyms for contains
- accommodate
- be composed of
- bottle up
- check
- collect
- compose
- comprehend
- comprise
- consist of
- cool
- cork
- curb
- embody
- embrace
- enclose
- encompass
- harness
- have
- have capacity for
- hog-tie
- hold
- hold in
- incorporate
- involve
- keep back
- keep lid on
- put half nelson on
- rein
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- seat
- simmer down
- smother
- stifle
- stop
- subsume
- take in
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