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   Con·tain

   /kənˈtān/

   

   verb

   • 1. have or hold (someone or something) within: "coffee cans that once contained a full pound of coffee" Similar holdhave room/space/seating/capacity forcarryaccommodateseat
   • ▪ be made up of (a number of things); consist of: "borscht can contain mainly beets or a number of vegetables" Similar includecomprisetake inincorporateinvolveencompassembraceembodyconsist ofbe made upbe composed of
   • ▪ (of a number) be divisible by (a factor) without a remainder: "since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation"
   • 2. control or restrain (oneself or a feeling): "she was scarcely able to contain herself as she waited to spill the beans" Similar restraincurbrein insuppressrepressstiflesubduequelllimitswallowbottle upkeep under controlkeep backhold inkeep in checkcontrolmastergain control overgain mastery over
   • ▪ prevent (a severe problem) from increasing in extent or intensity: "a reassuring statement on efforts to contain the disaster"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French contenir, from Latin continere, from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. containable adjective

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   What does the verb contain mean?

   • Other forms: contained; containing; contains The verb contain has many shades of meaning but it often describes something that's held back or held in by something. Kids on the last day of school may find it hard to contain their glee when summer officially starts. Picture Times Square on New Year's Eve.

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   What does it mean if you contain something?

   • If you contain something, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing. More than a hundred firefighters are still trying to contain the fire at the plant. [VERB noun] The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence. [VERB noun]

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   What is the difference between contain and hold?

   • contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something. hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping. accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience. The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.

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   What is the difference between contain and accommodate?

   • contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something. hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping. accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience.

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