Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To hold inside.

    The brown box contains three stacks of books.

    a spray bottle containing water.

    enthalten, bergen

    содержа́тьsoderžátʹ, вмеща́тьvmeščátʹ

    вміща́тиvmiščáty

    contain or hold; have within

  2. (transitive)To include as a part.

    Most of the meals they offer contain meat.

    enthalten, beinhalten

    содержа́тьsoderžátʹ

    include or contain; have as a component

  3. (transitive)To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

    I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!

    eingrenzen

    сде́рживатьsdérživatʹ, сдержа́тьsderžátʹ

  4. (transitive)To have as an element or subset.

    A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.

    If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning.

  5. (intransitive, obsolete)To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Examples

731 sentences
  1. This glass contains water.

    Ця склянка містить воду.

    deDieses Glas enthält Wasser.

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  2. This book contains many pictures.

    Ця книжка містить багато малюнків.

    ruВ этой книге много картинок.

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  3. The suitcase contained nothing but dirty clothes.

    У валізі не було нічого, окрім брудного одягу.

    ruВ чемодане не было ничего, кроме грязной одежды.

    deDer Koffer enthielt nichts außer schmutziger Kleidung.

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  4. What does it contain?

    Що всередині?

    ruЧто это содержит?

    deWas ist da drin?

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  5. This box contains apples.

    У цій коробці лежать яблука.

    ruВ этом ящике лежат яблоки.

    deIn dieser Kiste sind Äpfel.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
hold inside:
Русский
By meaning 2
hold inside:
limit through restraint:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
hold inside:
include as a part:
limit through restraint:

Origin

From Middle English conteinen, borrowed from Old French contenir, from Latin continēre (“t

From Middle English conteinen, borrowed from Old French contenir, from Latin continēre (“to hold or keep together, comprise, contain”), combined form of con- (“together”) + teneō (“to hold”).

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Forms

contains, containing, contained, contained
Base formcontain · to contain
3rd person singularcontains
Present participlecontaining
Past simplecontained
Past participlecontained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycontain
he, she, itcontains

Past simpleLesson

all personscontained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave contained
he, she, ithas contained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill contain

Synonyms

22 synonyms
hold inside:encloseB1inhold
limit by restraint:controlB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
include as part:excludeB2omit
limit by restraint:releaseB1vent

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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