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Webster 1828 Edition


Contained

CONTAINED

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Held; comprehended; comprised; included; inclosed.

Definition 2024


contained

contained

English

Adjective

contained (comparative more contained, superlative most contained)

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

Verb

contained

  1. simple past tense and past participle of contain
    This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.