contains

con-tains · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present of "contain": has something inside or as part of the whole.

  2. 2.

    Holds or restrains.

Related words

Antonyms: excludes, lacks
See also: contain, contained, container
Synonyms: comprises, holds, includes

Etymology

From Latin "continere" meaning to hold together.