contenere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- seat noun A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.
- subsume verb To treat one idea or thing as belonging within a broader category.
Senses
contenere is used for these senses in English:
- hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- seat (transitive) To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.
- subsume (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
contain — full definition
- verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
- verb To keep something under control so it does not spread or get worse.
hold — full definition
- verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
- verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
- noun A grip or grasp on something.
- noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.
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