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containest

containest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of contain.

Meaning of contain

Verb

contain (third-person singular simple present contains, present participle containing, simple past and past participle contained)

  1. (transitive) To hold inside.
    • The brown box contains three stacks of books.
    Synonyms:
    enclose, inhold
  2. (transitive) To include as a part.
    • Most of the meals they offer contain meat.
  3. (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
    • I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
    Synonyms:
    control
  4. (transitive) To have as an element or subset.
    • A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
    • But if they cannot contain, let them marry.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Bible Corinthians/#8 1 Corinthians:8–9

Origin of containest

contain + -est

Questions about containest

What is containest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Containest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of contain.

Words near containest in the dictionary

  1. containers
  2. containersful
  3. containership
  4. containerships
  5. containerware
  6. containest
  7. containeth
  8. containing
  9. containing multitudes
  10. containing oneself
  11. containings

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