contain
(verb)
verb
1. include or contain; have as a component
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
Similar word(s): comprise, incorporate
Definition categories: stative, include
2. contain or hold; have within
- This can contains water
Similar word(s): bear, carry, hold
Definition categories: stative, include
3. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- control your anger
Similar word(s): check, control, curb, hold, moderate
Definition categories: social, keep, restrain
4. be divisible by
- 24 contains 6
Definition categories: stative, be
5. be capable of holding or containing
Definition categories: stative, be
6. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- Contain the rebel movement
Similar word(s): arrest, check, stop
Definition categories: competition, defend
Sentences with contain as a verb:
- I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
- A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
- If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning.