Results for contain

Definitions of contain:

part of speech: noun

Container.

part of speech: verb

To be able to hold; to have capacity; to comprehend; to hold within limits; to include; to embrace; to inclose.

part of speech: verb transitive

To hold; keep within bounds; inclose; to be equivalent to; to hold back: used reflexively; as, she could scarcely contain herself; to be exactly divisible by.

part of speech: verb transitive

To hold together: to comprise, to include: to restrain.

Usage examples for contain:

• That day Sophia could hardly contain herself. "Voyage To Eternity", Milton Lesser

• The second diagram was prepared under the added condition that no piece should contain more than five squares. "Amusements in Mathematics", Henry Ernest Dudeney

• 2. What foods contain the most, and what foods the least water? "Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value", Harry Snyder

• Did it contain a letter for you? ""The Pomp of Yesterday"", Joseph Hocking