to contain

Examples

• All

• This box can contain up to 20 liters of water.

• The eastern half of the state contains forests of pine, oak, and hickory.

  Academic text (2011)

• So the complex numbers contain the real numbers as well.

• Each pair contains a big card and a low card.

  Numberphile

• The Garden of Eden contains first of all just Adam.

• And now this should contain all of your wax.

• But if such a book exists, what would it contain?

  Tiffany McKinley: Sailor (2014)

• And that block essentially contains a list of transactions.

• I'm going to show that the closure contains an open ball.

• So organic matter or compost contains what is called humus.

Synonyms

I

to include

vsto contain

∞ 1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

also refers to having or fitting things inside rather than only making parts

T

to take

vsto contain

∞ 1.0

Need a certain amount of time or space

describes having space or including items inside rather than needing them

H

to hold

vsto contain

∞ 1.0

To have space inside for something

emphasizes including items as parts rather than only providing space

C

to carry

vsto contain

681 1.0

Have something available for use

focuses on including items inside or as parts rather than storing them

I

to incorporate

vsto contain

182 4.5

Add something into a plan or system

focuses on having items inside rather than actively joining them

C

to comprise

vsto contain

122 4.4

To include parts or members

speaks of holding or including items inside rather than describing the whole's makeup

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

How Combined

to integrate

179 4.1

to embody

104 5.1

to combine

182 3.2

to contain

∞ 1.1

to include

∞ 1.0

to have

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology