content vs contents
Definitions
noun
- the amount that can be contained
- the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- what a communication that is about something is about
- (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
verb
- make content
- satisfy in a limited way
adjective
- satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
Examples
If you unzip our sample document and load content.xml into a text editor, you should notice a few things.
A table at the bottom compared the calorie content of 100 ml of beer with the same amount of gin, rum, whisky, cognac and wine.
Somehow, they gathered themselves to beat Limerick in the first round of the qualifiers but the core discontent hadn't been addressed.
Definitions
noun
- (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
- a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
Examples
Not for a very long time has the discovery of new music so profoundly moved and excited me as the contents of this disc.
They are hired to crack a safe, photograph the contents of a locked briefcase inside, and return it to the owner without him knowing.
A reduced short chain fatty acid concentration has also been reported in pouch contents from patients with pouchitis compared with those without.
