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verb

1. To be filled by: have, hold. See include/exclude.
2. To have the room or capacity for: accommodate, hold. See full/empty/capacity.
3. To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include/exclude.
4. To bring one's emotions under control: collect, compose, control, cool, simmer down. Idioms: cool it. See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: include, hold
Antonyms: exclude

(DOD) To stop, hold, or surround the forces of the enemy or to cause the enemy to center activity on a given front and to prevent the withdrawal of any part of the enemy's forces for use elsewhere.

IN BRIEF: To hold or enclose.

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Common misspelling(s) of contains

• countains
• containes

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indeholde, dæmme op for, styre, beherske, være delelig med

idioms:

• contain oneself    beherske sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevatten, als inhoud hebben, inperken/ beheersen, restloos deelbaar zijn door

Français (French)
v. tr. - contenir, comporter, maîtriser, enrayer, limiter, canaliser (grève), endiguer (rivière), retenir (inondation), contrôler (sentiments), (Mil) contenir (offensive), (Math) être un multiple de

idioms:

• contain oneself    se maîtriser, se contenir

Deutsch (German)
v. - enthalten, fassen, unterdrücken

idioms:

• contain oneself    an sich halten, sich beherrschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιέχω, εμπεριέχω, διατηρώ εντός ορίων, αναχαιτίζω, συγκρατώ

idioms:

• contain oneself    συγκρατούμαι, κρατιέμαι

Italiano (Italian)
contenere

idioms:

• contain oneself    controllarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conter, encerrar

idioms:

• contain oneself    comporte-se

Русский (Russian)
содержать, сдерживать

idioms:

• contain oneself    держать себя в руках

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - contener, abarcar, abrazar, incluir, frenar, refrenar, retener

idioms:

• contain oneself    dominarse, contenerse, aguantarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - innehålla, vara jämnt delbar med, behärska, hålla (mil.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
包含, 容忍, 容纳

idioms:

• contain oneself    克制自己

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 包含, 容忍, 容納

idioms:

• contain oneself    克制自己

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 포함하다, 억제하다

idioms:

• contain oneself    억제하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 含む, 収容能力がある, …で割り切れる, 抑える, 等しい

idioms:

• contain oneself    自分を抑える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) شمل, اشتمل على, ضم, تضمن, احتوى, حصر, حجز, منع, سد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכיל, כלל, עצר בעד, הבליג, התאפק, ריסן, התחלק‬

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