содержа́ть — meaning in English
soderzhat
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English meaning
- comprise verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
- contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
- encompass verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- include verb To have something as part of a whole; to contain.
- involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
- keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
- sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
Senses
содержа́ть is used for these senses in English:
- comprise (sometimes, proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute. [from the 17th c.]
- comprise (patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
- contain (transitive) To hold inside.
- contain (transitive) To include as a part.
- encompass (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
- hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- include To consider as part of something; to comprehend.
- involve (figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.
comprise — full definition
- verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
- verb To make up or form something as a whole.
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.