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contain

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/kənˈteɪn/ English

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  1. To hold inside.
  2. To include as a part.
  3. To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.“I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!”
  4. (of a set etc.) To have as an element or subset.“A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.”

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