contain

/kənˈteɪn/
verb 5

Collocations

5

ADJ.

able, harmful, kind, large, longer, many, small, united

The large container was able to contain all of our moving boxes.

VERB + CONTAIN

am, books, iron, states

The ancient artifact contains iron that scientists have studied for years.

CONTAIN + NOUN

joy, lego, letters, liters, lot, meat, men, metal

The old shoebox contained letters from my grandmother that I hadn't seen in years.

PREP.

in, on

The old wooden box contained several valuable letters in the attic.

ADV.

hardly

She could hardly contain her excitement when she opened the letter from the university.

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