📦contain

verb
/kənˈteɪn/

Meaning

To hold or have something inside.
to have or include within; to restrain or control
to hold or include something within

Example Sentences

The box contains old photographs.

This box contains important documents.

This box contains all my old photos.

Example Expressions

contain excitement

Synonyms

hold, include, comprise, enclose, involve, restrain, control, encompass
Entry 1
hold, include, comprise, enclose, involve
Entry 2
include, hold, comprise, restrain, control
Entry 3
hold, include, comprise, encompass

Antonyms

release, exclude, free, empty, omit, lack
Entry 1
release, exclude, free
Entry 2
exclude, release, empty, free
Entry 3
exclude, omit, lack

Collocations

contain information, contain chemicals, contain damage, contain anger, contain emotions, contain spread, safely contain, contain ingredients, contain within
Entry 1
contain information, contain chemicals, contain damage, contain anger
Entry 2
contain information, contain emotions, contain spread, safely contain
Entry 3
contain information, contain ingredients, safely contain, contain within

More Example Sentences

My bag only contains personal belongings.

The attached document contains the detailed description of my complaint.

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing earning the respect and admiration of everyone who hears the story.

Related Vocabularies

To sit or rest on something high or narrow.
to close or hit something with great force
to officially prevent someone from participating or being eligible
to resent someone for having something; to give reluctantly
to gradually wear away or destroy by natural forces such as water, wind, or chemical action
To erase or wipe out something; to make oneself inconspicuous.

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