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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

contained en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/kənˈteɪnd/ (UK, US)
/kənˈtæɪnd/ (Australia)
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Meanings

Restricted in space.
- The brush fire is now contained: if it doesn't jump the lines, it will burn itself out.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most contained	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more contained	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

Hyponyms

contained en · VERB

Pronunciation

/kənˈteɪnd/ (UK, US)
/kənˈtæɪnd/ (Australia)
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Meanings

(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of contain
form of contain
- This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.