conteyne
conteyne is the obsolete spelling of contain.
Meaning of contain
Verb
contain (third-person singular simple present contains, present participle containing, simple past and past participle contained)
- To hold inside.
- The brown box contains three stacks of books.
- To include as a part.
- Most of the meals they offer contain meat.
- Synonyms:
- comprise, embody, incorporate, inhold
- To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
- I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
- Synonyms:
- control
- To have as an element or subset.
- A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
- 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
Forms of conteyne
| third-person singular present | conteynes |
|---|---|
| present participle | conteyning |
| past participle | conteyned |
| past | conteyned |
Questions about conteyne
- What is conteyne the obsolete spelling of?
- Conteyne is the obsolete spelling of contain.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: conteyne (page history and authors); contain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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