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contained

adjective US /kənˈteɪnd/

gotten under control

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,333 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,427 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. gotten under control the oil spill is contained

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

contained in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • It contained no picture either of a woman or a horse.

    The great amulet · Maud Diver · Chapter 1

  • Wherein is contained, Things necessary, and common in such a Composure.

    The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1

  • It contained rather less than a hundred houses, all deep thatched and thick walled.

    The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1

  • Both had coloured illustrations and contained stories of hunting and travelling adventures in all sorts of out-of-the-way places.

    The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1

  • The other two letters contained the same extract, and similar requests from "The Universal Notice-Mongers," and "The British Cutting Company (Limited)."

    Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1

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