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present tense third-person singular of contain
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2
to have as part of a whole
- the contract contains several new clauses
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- excludes,
- leaves (out),
- misses out
- [British],
- omits
3
to be made up of
- the recipe contains several parts
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4
to gain emotional or mental control of
- could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship
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- lulls,
- quiets,
- soothes,
- stills,
- tranquilizes
- (also tranquillizes)
5
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
- frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease
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“Contains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contains. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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