/ ɪnˈkluːd; NAmE / verb
1.
(not used in the progressive tenses) if one thing includes another, it has the second thing as one of its parts :
[ vn ]
The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.
Does the price include tax?
[ v -ing ]
Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone.
2.
[ vn ] include sb/sth (as / in / on sth) to make sb/sth part of sth :
You should include some examples in your essay.
We all went, me included .
Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference.
OPP exclude
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (also in the sense shut in ): from Latin includere , from in- into + claudere to shut.