verb🔗ShareContenirTo hold inside."The box contained old photographs. "La boîte contenait de vieilles photographies.materialspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContenir, comprendreTo include as a part."The box contained a book and a pencil. "La boîte contenait un livre et un crayon.partstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContenir, restreindre, limiterTo put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds."The teacher contained the students' excitement by asking them to raise their hands before speaking. "Le professeur a contenu l'excitation des élèves en leur demandant de lever la main avant de parler.actionconditionstatesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContenir, comprendre(of a set etc.) To have as an element or subset."A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements."Un groupe contient un inverse unique pour chacun de ses éléments.groupelementmathlogicabstractChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaîtriser, réfrénerTo restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity."After her divorce, she contained herself from dating for a year to focus on her children. "Après son divorce, elle s'est abstenue de fréquenter des hommes pendant un an pour se concentrer sur ses enfants.mindsoulphilosophyreligiontheologymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareContenu, limitéRestricted in space."The contained explosion was kept within the reinforced concrete walls of the lab. "L'explosion contenue a été maintenue à l'intérieur des murs en béton armé du laboratoire.spaceareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading