contain
verb (used with object)
to hold or include within its volume or area.
contains
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present tense formof contain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As on the first two records by the band, the third side of “The Same Place” contains a lengthy composition assembled from scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A leaked copy of Anthropic’s S-1 filing contains 80 pages of potential risks, including the doozy that its models pose a “catastrophic or existential risk to humanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Long believed to have a uniform crystal structure, the material actually contains a complex patchwork of different atomic arrangements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
The problem, according to McKay, is that AI systems are trained on data that already contains human bias, and this can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Father Julien takes his overnight bag, which contains fresh underwear, socks, and shaving supplies.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
