contenir

Meaning

1. to contain
2. to contain, to hold back, to keep in check (to control)
3. to hold, to take, to seat (to have a capacity of)

Concepts

contain

comprise

hold

include

have

check

hold back

restrain

carry

embrace

stop

accommodate

admit

incorporate

take

bear

hold in check

staunch

account for

make up

hinder

keep someone from doing

obstruct

oppose

prevent

thwart

enroll

join

comprehending

comprising

covering

encompassing

including

appease

calm

suppress

comprehend

repress

smother

subdue

tame

have space for

cover

embody

assort

class

classify

separate

sort

sort out

determine

influence

mold

regulate

shape

arrest

turn back

contour

control

curb

hold in

moderate

constitute

form

make

consist

pattern

house

enclose

be able to

consist of

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔ̃t.niʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French contenir, borrowed from Latin continēre.