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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Contain \Con*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contained; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Containing.] [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir,
     fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See
     Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
     1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to
        inclose; to hold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not
              contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron.
                                                    vi. 18.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What thy stores contain bring forth.  --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be
        equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep
        within bounds. [Obs., exept as used reflexively.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The king's person contains the unruly people from
              evil occasions.                       --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Contain \Con*tain"\, v. i.
     To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           But if they can not contain, let them marry. --1 Cor.
                                                    vii. 9.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Contain \Con*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contained; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Containing.] [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir,
     fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See
     Tenable, and cf. Countenance.]
     1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to
        inclose; to hold.
  
              Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not
              contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron.
                                                    vi. 18.
  
              When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak.
  
              What thy stores contain bring forth.  --Milton.
  
     2. To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be
        equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.
  
     3. To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep
        within bounds. [Obs., exept as used reflexively.]
  
              The king's person contains the unruly people from
              evil occasions.                       --Spenser.
  
              Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Contain \Con*tain"\, v. i.
     To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
  
           But if they can not contain, let them marry. --1 Cor.
                                                    vii. 9.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  contain
       v 1: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea
            is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many
            old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, comprise]
       2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
          canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
          [syn: hold, bear, carry]
       3: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
          keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
          your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
          [syn: control, hold in, hold, check, curb, moderate]
       4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
       5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take
          all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: take,
           hold]
       6: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion
          or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the
          growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
          movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check,
           turn back, arrest, stop, hold back]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 περιέχω, περιλαμβάνω, συμπεριλαμβάνω
     2 συγκρατώ
     3 περιστέλλω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To hold inside.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To hold inside.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To hold inside.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To hold inside.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     Englanti vb.
     1 sisältää
     2 (rak en pass in) sisältyä
     3 hillitä, rajoittaa; malttaa mielensä
     4 (yhteys matematiikka k=en) olla jaollinen jllak
     5 sulkea, motittaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  contain
     Engelska vb.
     innehålla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  behels, bevat

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  إحتو

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  contain //kənˈteɪn// 
  1. побирам
  hold inside
  2. съдържам
  include as a part
  3. въздържам, сдържам
  limit through restraint

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  zkrotit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  krotit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  obsahovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  pojmout

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  cynnwys 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  aufnehmen  [techn.]
           Note: Bauteil
        "The housing contains both roller blinds."  - Das Gehäuse nimmt beide Rollos auf.
   see: containing, contained
  
           Note: component

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  beherrschen [Gefühl] , zügeln 
   see: containing, contained
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  
  περιλαμβάνω, περιέχω, αναχαιτίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  contain //kənˈteɪn// 
  1. sisältää
  2. estää leviämästä, hillitä, rajata, rajoittaa
  hold inside
  3. sisältää, käsittää
  include as a part
  4. hillitä
  limit through restraint

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  contain /kəntein/
  contenir, renfermer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/ 
  1. से~युक्त~होना
        "This book contains 100 fairy tales."
  2. अटाना, धारण~करना
        "How much milk can this vessel contain?"
  3. थामना
        "Contain your anger."
  4. सम्मिलित~करना
        "The college governing body contained twelve members."
  5. पूर्णतः~विभाजित{संख्या~होना
        "24 contains 6"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  sadržavati, sadrži

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  contenere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  contain //kənˈteɪn// 
  含む
  hold inside

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  contain /kənˈteɪn/ 
   1.  zawierać
   2.  [form]  hamować, trzymać w ryzach

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  contain /kəntein/ 
  conter, incluir

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  contain /kəntein/
  contener

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  contain //kənˈteɪn// 
  innehålla 2.
  include as a part
   3.
  hold inside

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  contain /kəntˈeɪn/
  1. kapsamak, içine almak, ihtiva etmek, havi olmak, şamil olmak
  2. sınırlamak, tahdit etmek
  3. kontrol altma almak. container  (sandık, varil, şişe gibi) kap
  4. yük gemisine yükletilecek iri sandık veya mavna. container ship yükü iri sandıklarda veya portatif mavnalar içinde taşıyan gemi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈteɪn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  210 Moby Thesaurus words for "contain":
     accommodate, add up to, admit, affect, aggregate, aggregate to,
     amount to, arrest, assimilate, assume, bang, bar, barricade,
     batten, batten down, bear, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade,
     bolt, bound, box in, bridle, bring, button, button up, cage,
     call for, carry, chamber, check, choke, choke off, clap, close,
     close in, close up, collect, come to, compass, complete,
     comprehend, comprise, condition, confine, constrain, constrict,
     contract, control, cool, cool off, coop, coop in, coop up,
     copyright, cordon, cordon off, corral, count in, cover, curb,
     curtail, decelerate, discipline, dompt, draw the line, embed,
     embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, enjoin,
     enshrine, entail, envisage, fasten, fence in, fill, fill in,
     fill out, fold, fold up, govern, guard, hedge about, hedge in,
     hem in, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in,
     hold in check, hold in leash, hold up, house in, implicate, imply,
     impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, incorporate, inhibit,
     internalize, involve, jail, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in,
     keep in check, keep under control, keep within, kennel, key, latch,
     lay under restraint, lead to, leaguer, limit, lock, lock out,
     lock up, mew, mew up, moderate, mount up to, narrow, number,
     number among, occlude, occupy, padlock, patent, pen, pen in, plumb,
     pocket, presume, presuppose, prohibit, pull, pull in, put in,
     qualify, quarantine, rail in, receive, reckon among, reckon in,
     reckon up to, reckon with, register, rein, rein in, repress,
     require, restrain, restrict, retard, retrench, run into, run to,
     scant, seal, seal off, seal up, seat, secure, set back, shrine,
     shut, shut in, shut the door, shut up, slam, slow down, snap, snub,
     specialize, squeeze shut, stable, stifle, stint, straiten,
     strangle, subsume, suppress, surround, take, take in,
     take into account, take into consideration, take up, tot up to,
     total, tote up to, unitize, wall in, withhold, wrap, yard, yard up,
     zip up, zipper
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 包含,容纳,容忍;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 包含,包括,容纳;遏制,抑制,克制

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