transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtān ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English conteinen, from Anglo-French cunteign-, cuntyen-, stem of cuntenir, from Latin continēre to hold together, hold in, contain, from com- + tenēre to hold — more at thin
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to keep within limits: as
a. : restrain , control
could hardly contain her enthusiasm
b. : check , halt
contain the spread of a deadly disease
c. : to follow successfully a policy of containment toward
efforts to contain Communism
d. : to prevent (as an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack
2.
a. : to have within : hold
b. : comprise , include
the bill contain s several new clauses
3.
a. : to be divisible by usually without a remainder
b. : enclose , bound
intransitive verb
: to restrain oneself
• con·tain·able -ˈtā-nə-bəl adjective
Synonyms:
contain , hold , accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something
the can contains a quart of oil
hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping
the bookcase will hold all my textbooks
accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience
the hall can accommodate 500 people