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self-contains

self-contains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-contain.

Meaning of self-contain

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To not require external or additional support; to be complete in itself.
  2. (transitive, uncommon) To be wrapped up in oneself; to be reserved.

Questions about self-contains

What is self-contains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Self-contains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-contain.

Words near self-contains in the dictionary

  1. self-consolation
  2. self-consolations
  3. self-contain
  4. self-contained
  5. self-containing
  6. self-contains
  7. self-contempt
  8. self-contradict
  9. self-contradicted
  10. self-contradicting
  11. self-contradiction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-contains (page history and authors); self-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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