contain
verb (used with object)
to hold or include within its volume or area.
containing
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present participleof contain.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The company’s cyber investigators began to work with their own partners that specialize in tracing cryptocurrency—TRM Labs, Chainalysis and Elliptic—to compile a list of digital addresses containing the pilfered funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The UK police watchdog is to investigate the Metropolitan Police's handing of a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle that was handed to his daughter, the Duchess of Sussex, in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the former, the protagonist acquires a scrapbook containing a 17th-century drawing of a demon that will leap from the page.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Participants were randomly assigned to one of three beverages: pure, unsweetened 100% cranberry juice, a cranberry juice cocktail containing 27% juice and added sugar, or plain water.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
He used tongs to place the paper in the first tray, containing washing chemicals.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
