Definitions

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  • adjective Restricted in space.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of contain.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective gotten under control

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Examples

  • Researchers asked participants to carry out two tasks: checking if a word contained a particular letter, or thinking about the word's meaning.

    How to maximise your memory 2012

  • Thanks to the power of the Word contained in the hieroglyphs, Ahhotep had made the invisible presence of her dead husband real and effective.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • She forced herself to keep her expression contained and then said, “Please go on.”

    Honor’s Splendour Julie Garwood 1987

  • Warder, who, I hear, is the agent of the Vernon family, will surely recognise this, and if the baron refuses to answer the title contained in the summons, then our case will fall to the ground.

    Heiress of Haddon William E. Doubleday

  • To affect their thinking about the words, half the participants were told to rate the pleasentness of each word, and half were told to check if the word contained the letters 'e' or 'g'.

    Forbes.com: News Alex Knapp 2011

  • "Total Funded Debt" is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in our Credit Facility.

    unknown title 2011

  • "Credit Agreement EBITDA" is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in our Credit Facility.

    unknown title 2011

  • Since the title contained the word, "Fighter," I immediately envisioned something like Mortal Kombat, and having never really gotten into those types of games, I was worried I was going to hate it.

    IGN Complete 2010

  • Since the title contained the word, "Fighter," I immediately envisioned something like Mortal Kombat, and having never really gotten into those types of games, I was worried I was going to hate it.

    IGN Complete 2010

  • Since the title contained the word, "Fighter," I immediately envisioned something like Mortal Kombat, and having never really gotten into those types of games, I was worried I was going to hate it.

    IGN Complete 2010

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