contain

English

/kənˈteɪn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To hold inside.
  • (transitive) To include as a part.
  • (transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
  • (mathematics) To have as an element or subset.
  • (obsolete) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contenir derived from Latin continere (comprise, hold keep together, contain) root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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