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US
/kənˈteɪn/
]
[ UK /kəntˈeɪn/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈeɪn/ ]
VERB
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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 -
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 -
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Turn back the tide of communism
Arrest the downward trend
Contain the rebel movement -
be divisible by
24 contains 6 -
contain or hold; have within
This can contains water
The canteen holds fresh water
The jar carries wine -
be capable of holding or containing
This box won't take all the items
The flask holds one gallon
How To Use contain In A Sentence
- Several selections contain strings of double notes, primarily thirds and sixths.
- Fertilization therefore results in an egg carrying a nucleus with contributions from both parents, and it was concluded that the cell nucleus must contain the physical basis of heredity.
- If you lip balm contains phenol, camphor, menthol, peppermint oil or eucalyptus, it's most likely making your lips more chapped than not.
- It also contains a series of waterfalls and cascades to further enhance the beauty of a hole that is certain to generate a lot of comment throughout the week.
- Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
- They put out a plan that adds up, leaves no ox ungored and should shut up anyone who says the deficit can be contained by cutting waste, fraud, abuse and foreign aid. Two Tests of a Gridlock Mentality
- Upstairs were the bedrooms; mother-and-fathers room the largest; a smaller room for one or two sons, another for one or two daughters; each of these rooms containing a double bed, a washstand, a bureau, a wardrobe, a little table, a rocking-chair, and often a chair or two that had been slightly damaged downstairs, but not enough to justify either the expense of repair or decisive abandonment in the attic. Chapter 1
- The present study investigated how children spell words that contain silent consonants as their final letter.
- Under the "fly-in fly-out" roster system, workers can be moved to a different self-contained unit, or "donga", rather than having their own rooms, as they have had in the past. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
- Other products include extended-shelf-life and aseptic products in single-serve containers sold at convenience stores and multipacks at club stores.
