contain

US /kənˈteɪn/

Definition

include or contain; have as a component

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

This box contains twenty samples of our latest products.

NounNoun

VerbVerb

contain gốc containerise containerize

AdjectiveAdj

continent

AdverbAdv

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incorporatemake into a whole or make part of a whole
holdthe act of grasping
encompassinclude in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

Easy cardboard box contains colorful toy wooden puzzles
describing cardboard box contains colorful toy wooden puzzles (a stiff moderately thick paper)
Medium sealed archives contain sensitive corporate financial records
to sealed archives contain sensitive corporate financial records, meaning to make tight; secure against leakage
Hard mobilize public health resources to contain viral contagion
to mobilize public health resources to contain viral contagion, meaning to make ready for action or use
Very Hard barely able to contain righteous seething indignation at injustice
describing barely able to contain righteous seething indignation at injustice (only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats)

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