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Meanings of contain in English

Portuguese
resistir
Spanish
contener
Wikidata

To hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

      resistir
      Portuguese
      conter
      Catalan
      limitar
      Spanish
      controlar

      Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.

          conter
          Portuguese
          ter
          Catalan
          dur
          Spanish
          portar

          To contain or hold; have within.

                ter
                Portuguese
                conter
                Catalan
                incloure
                Spanish
                contener

                Include or contain; have as a component.

                      conter
                      Usage of contain in English
                      1
                      However, it did contain proposals covering 10 aspects of Dublin's transport crisis.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      The Irish Times debate: Should an EU treaty contain a social dimension?
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      As a result, Whois entries may soon contain a lot less information.
                      Wired
                      4
                      The files he held in his hand simply didn't contain enough information.
                      Spiral
                      5
                      The narrator wonders: does language contain history the way plvwood contains flight?
                      The new yorker
                      6
                      The site will also contain original content, products, services and downloadable tools.
                      Wired
                      7
                      Highlights this week: Movie: Glass Synopsis: You cannot contain what you are.
                      The South African
                      8
                      It is also found in food products, particularly those that contain rice.
                      Pubmed
                      9
                      As a result, the slave will contain different data than the master.
                      High performance mysql, 2nd edition
                      10
                      Fruit and vegetables are, of course, carbohydrates, and do contain natural sugar.
                      The Guardian
                      11
                      These reports will not contain individual's names and will become public information.
                      Feminist dot com
                      12
                      But important decisions have been made to confront and contain the crisis.
                      The Irish Times
                      13
                      Moreover, milk is considered to contain other components effective for bone health.
                      Pubmed
                      14
                      However, it is very important to know what items it should contain.
                      The South African
                      15
                      The gowns protect health workers' clothes from droplets that might contain Covid-19.
                      Radio NZ
                      16
                      The 92-year-old company is struggling to contain the crisis following Woodford's revelations.
                      Reuters
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                      Contain through the time
                      Contain across language varieties
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