contain
Phrases
Signification (Anglais)
- (transitive) To hold inside.
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- (transitive) To have as an element or subset.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Concepts
Synonymes
be of the opinion
be left over
Traductions
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/kənˈteɪn/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle English, 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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