contain
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Inglese
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Verbo
Transitivo
contain (vai alla coniugazione) (3ª persona sing. presente contains, participio presente containing, passato semplice e participio passato contained)
Pronuncia
- IPA: /kənˈteɪn/
Etimologia / Derivazione
Sinonimi
- (contenere, includere) to enclose, to inhold, to comprise, to embody
- (reprimere, tenere sotto controllo) to control, to curb, to repress, to restrain
Parole derivate
- (contenere, includere) container
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary