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How to pronounce contain in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hold, take
Type of be
Verb group bear, carry, hold, admit, accommodate
Type Words
Synonyms comprise, incorporate
Type of include


The record contains many old songs from the 1930's.
Type Words
Synonyms check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
Type of hold back, restrain, keep back, keep
Has types train, abnegate, bate, catch, conquer, counteract, countercheck, crucify, damp, deny, mortify, stamp down, subdue, suppress, thermostat
Type Words
Synonyms bear, carry, hold
Type of include
Has types confine, hold in, enclose, retain
Verb group hold, take
Derivation container, content, continent


This can contains water.
Type Words
Synonyms arrest, check, hold back, stop, turn back
Type of defend
Has types cut down, cut out
Derivation containment
Type Words
Type of be


24 contains 6.

Examples of contain

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In Illinois, the central and northern regions contain the most healthy counties.
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Check the ingredient list before you buy, because some brands contain trans fat.
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Within each group, the districts must contain roughly the same number of voters.
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Eggs are a perfect source of protein and contain all nine essential amino acids.
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The affected product may contain egg which is not declared on the product label.
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For example, the left arm of the staple might contain ATG and the right one CGA.
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Beers of any style contain over 700 different compounds that make up the flavor.
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In total, the Cat's Paw Nebula could contain several tens of thousands of stars.
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He's demanding to see its proof that the levees cannot contain a 100-year crest.
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  • Incorporate: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
  • Hold: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
  • Control: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
  • Be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
  • Be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
  • Check: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
  • Containment is a military strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy. It is best known as the Cold War policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge communist influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, Africa, and Vietnam...
  • (Containment(RTS)) Containment, is a term used in real-time strategy's to describe the act of controlling an enemy player's advancement, while often expanding oneself.
  • : To hold inside; : To include as a part; : To limit through restraint; To have as an element