contain

  • 21contain — verb Contain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑act, ↑archive, ↑article, ↑bag, ↑barrel, ↑basket, ↑beaker, ↑bill, ↑bowl, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑bucket, ↑ …

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  • 22contain*/*/*/ — [kənˈteɪn] verb [T] 1) to have something inside boxes containing toys and books[/ex] The envelope contained a few old photographs.[/ex] 2) to have or include something as a part Milk contains many important vitamins and minerals.[/ex] I disagreed …

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  • 23contain — /kənˈteɪn / (say kuhn tayn) verb (t) 1. to have within itself; hold within fixed limits. 2. Geometry to form the boundary of. 3. to be capable of holding; have capacity for. 4. to have as contents or constituent parts; comprise; include. 5. to… …

  • 24contain — See consist of. See consist of, contain …

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  • 25contain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. include, comprise, incorporate, embrace, embody, comprehend, hold; restrain, check. See inclusion, restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To include] Syn. hold, accommodate, comprehend, embrace, be… …

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  • 26contain — verb 1) the archive contains much unpublished material Syn: include, comprise, take in, incorporate, involve, encompass, embrace; consist of, be made up of, be composed of 2) the boat contained four people Syn: hold …

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  • 27contain — verb 1) the boat contained four people Syn: hold, carry, enclose, accommodate 2) the archive contains much unpublished material Syn: include, comprise, incorporate, involve, consist of, be made up of …

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  • 28contain — sulaikyti statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sustabdyti, sulaikyti ar apsupti priešo pajėgas ar priversti priešą sutelkti pajėgas tam tikra kryptimi ir neleisti jų panaudoti kitoje vietoje. atitikmenys: angl. contain pranc. contenir …

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  • 29contain yourself — phrase to not show your emotions She could hardly contain herself when she saw him arrive. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym Main entry: contain …

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  • 30contain oneself — index refrain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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