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/kənˈteɪn/ · con·tain
verb
- To hold inside. The glass jar can contain up to two liters of liquid.
- To include as a part. The textbook contains a chapter on medieval history.
- To put constraint upon; to restrain; to keep within bounds. She could barely contain her excitement when the award was announced.
Did you know? ‘Contain’ shares its Latin root with words like ‘tenacious’ and originally meant ‘to hold together’, a meaning that still echoes in modern usage.