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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

contents en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɑn.tɛns/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɒn.tɛnts/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɑn.tɛnts/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (plural-normally) That which is contained.
    • It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.
    • Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
    • Three years later, on August 28, 2011, a second anonymous letter was delivered to the Chilliwack RCMP. Investigators would not detail the contents but confirmed it had information significant enough to act on. 2026 July 25, Nicholas Muhoro, “The Last Call of Jo-Anne Pedersen, the Girl Who Vanished From a Payphone”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026:
    • The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.
  2. (form-of, plural) plural of content
    form of content
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-only) Ellipsis of table of contents.
    • I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.

Deriveds

contents insurance

Translations (66)

sh са̏држа̄ј (that which is contained) · et sisu (that which is contained) · ko 콘텐츠 (that which is contained) · fi sisältö (that which is contained) · it contenuto (that which is contained) · az məzmun (that which is contained) · uk вміст (that which is contained) · sh sȁdržāj (that which is contained) · mk содржина (that which is contained) · pt conteúdo (that which is contained) · et sisukord (that which is contained) · ar مَضْمُون (that which is contained) · ka შინაარსი (that which is contained) · ky мазмун (that which is contained) · bg съдържа́ние (that which is contained) · hy բովանդակություն (that which is contained) · ug مەزمۇن (that which is contained) · ja 中身 (that which is contained) · nb innhold (that which is contained) · pl treść (that which is contained) · da indhold (that which is contained) · fa-ira مُحْتَوا (that which is contained) · ru содержа́ние (that which is contained) · fr contenu (that which is contained) · fa-ira مَضْمون (that which is contained) · nn innhald (that which is contained) · be змест (that which is contained) · tr muhteva (that which is contained) · ar مُحْتَوَى (that which is contained) · mi rārangi upoko (that which is contained) · ja コンテンツ (that which is contained) · fa-ira مُحْتَوِیات (that which is contained) · yue 內容 /内容 (that which is contained) · vi nội dung (that which is contained) · tg мазмун (that which is contained) · hu tartalom (that which is contained) · ru содержи́мое (that which is contained) · lv saturs (that which is contained) · tg мӯҳтаво (that which is contained) · ang innung (that which is contained) · pl zawartość (that which is contained) · nl inhoud (that which is contained) · cmn 內容 /内容 (that which is contained) · sk obsah (that which is contained) · sh sàdržina (that which is contained) · hi अंतर्वस्तु (that which is contained) · tr içerik (that which is contained) · lt turinys (that which is contained) · sv innehåll (that which is contained) · yi אינהאַלט (that which is contained) · el περιεχόμενο (that which is contained) · de Inhalt (that which is contained) · kk мазмұн (that which is contained) · sl vsebina (that which is contained) · uz mazmun (that which is contained) · ro conținut (that which is contained) · es contenido (that which is contained) · tk mazmun (that which is contained) · cs obsah (that which is contained) · uk зміст (that which is contained) · ko 내용 (that which is contained) · be зьмест (that which is contained) · eo enhavo (that which is contained) · sh са̀држина (that which is contained) · hy պարունակություն (that which is contained) · ja 内容 (that which is contained)

contents en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɑn.tɛns/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɒn.tɛnts/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɑn.tɛnts/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of content
    form of content