contained

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kən tānd′)

con•tained (kən tānd′),USA pronunciation adj.

showing restraint or calmness; controlled;
poised:She was contained throughout the ordeal.

con•tain /kənˈteɪn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

[not: be + ~-ing] to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water.
to have as contents or parts;
include:[not: be + ~-ing]That food contains some dangerous chemicals.
to be capable of holding;
have capacity for:[not: be + ~-ing]The bottle contained only a quart.
[not: be + ~-ing] to be equal to: A quart contains two pints.
to keep under proper control;
restrain: He could not contain his amusement.
to prevent or hold back the advance, spread, or influence of: worked night and day to contain the epidemic.

con•tain•a•ble, adj. See -tain-.

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con•tain (kən tān′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to hold or include within its volume or area:This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
to be capable of holding;
have capacity for:The room will contain 75 persons safely.
to have as contents or constituent parts;
comprise;
include.
to keep under proper control;
restrain:He could not contain his amusement.
to prevent or limit the expansion, influence, success, or advance of (a hostile nation, competitor, opposing force, natural disaster, etc.):to contain an epidemic.
to succeed in preventing the spread of:efforts to contain water pollution.
[Math.](of a number) to be a multiple of;
be divisible by, without a remainder:Ten contains five.
to be equal to:A quart contains two pints.

con•tain′a•ble, adj.

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contain /kənˈteɪn/ vb (transitive)

to hold or be capable of holding or including within a fixed limit or area: this contains five pints
to keep (one's feelings, behaviour, etc) within bounds; restrain
to consist of; comprise: the book contains three different sections
to prevent (enemy forces) from operating beyond a certain level or area
- to be a multiple of, leaving no remainder: 6 contains 2 and 3
- to have as a subset

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French contenir, from Latin continēre, from com- together + tenēre to holdconˈtainable adj

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