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How to pronounce “contain”
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Pronunciation guide for contain
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of contain with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
But this margin is too narrow to contain that proof.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To hold inside.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce contain
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
But this margin is too narrow to contain that proof.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “contain”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To hold inside.
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- (mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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