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contain
English
Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French contenir, from Latin continere (“to hold or keep together, comprise, contain”), combined form of con- (“together”) + tene? (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?n-t?n?, IPA(key): /k?n?te?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
- Hyphenation: con?tain
Verb
contain (third-person singular simple present contains, present participle containing, simple past and past participle contained)
- (transitive) To hold inside.
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- [The king's] only Person is oftentimes instead of an Army, to contain the unruly People from a thousand evil Occasions.
- (mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
- But if they cannot contain, let them marry.
Synonyms
- (hold inside): enclose, inhold
- (include as part): comprise, embody, incorporate, inhold
- (limit by restraint): control, curb, repress, restrain, restrict, stifle; See also Thesaurus:curb
Antonyms
- (include as part): exclude, omit
- (limit by restraint): release, vent
Usage notes
- This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
Related terms
- container
- containable
- containment
- content
- continence
Translations
Further reading
- contain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- contain in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- contain at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- actinon, cantion
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befang
English
Alternative forms
- befong
Etymology
From Middle English befon (past participle befangen), from Old English bef?n (“to surround, clasp, include, envelop, encase, clothe, comprehend, seize, attack (at law), lay hold of, catch, ensnare, contain, receive, conceive, explain”), equivalent to be- +? fang. Cognate with Dutch bevangen (“to seize”), Middle High German bev?hen (“to comprehend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b??fæ?]
Verb
befang (third-person singular simple present befangs, present participle befanging, simple past and past participle befanged)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, Yorkshire) To lay hold on; seize; grasp; catch; clutch.
- Come here an' I'll befang thee!
- (intransitive, obsolete) To take hold on; begin or commence upon.
- (transitive, obsolete) To encompass; enclose; contain; comprehend.
References
- Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary?[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 225
- Philological Society (Great Britain), A new English dictionary on historical principles, Befong.
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