contain

• فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى احتواء شيء ما أو وجوده داخل شيء آخر، وكذلك للسيطرة على شيء ما أو كبحه.

A verb used to indicate the act of holding or having something within, or of keeping something under control.

1. Hold or includeA2formal

   To have something inside or as part of something else.

   احتوى على

   • The box contains old photographs.
   • This book contains all the information you need.
   • The bottle contains two liters of water.

   المرادفاتaccommodatecarrycompriseembodyencompassholdincludeincorporateinvolve

   الأضدادexcludeexpelomitrelease

2. Control or restrainB2formal

   To keep something within limits; to prevent from spreading or increasing.

   يَحْدُّ من

   • The firefighters managed to contain the blaze.
   • She could barely contain her excitement.
   • The government is trying to contain the spread of the disease.

   المرادفاتcheckcontrolcurbhold backinhibitlimitrepressrestrainrestrictsuppress

   الأضدادfreeloosenreleaseunleash