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containeth

containeth is the third-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 containeth

From contain + -eth.

Questions about containeth

What is containeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Containeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of contain.

Words near containeth in the dictionary

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

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