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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

  1. verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
  2. verb To make up or form something as a whole.

contain — full definition

  1. verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
  2. verb To keep something under control so it does not spread or get worse.

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