Contain

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters

Definition of Contain

Verb

  1. To hold inside.

    "The brown box contains three stacks of books."

  2. To include as a part.

    "Most of the meals they offer contain meat."

  3. To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

    "I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!"

  4. To have as an element or subset.

    "A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements."

  5. To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Anagrams of Contain

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