"contained" meaning in English

See contained in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈteɪnd/ [UK, US], /kənˈtæɪnd/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-contained.ogg [US] Forms: more contained [comparative], most contained [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪnd, -æɪnd Head templates: {{en-adj}} contained (comparative more contained, superlative most contained)
  1. Restricted in space. Hyponyms: self-contained Derived forms: uncontained
    Sense id: en-contained-en-adj-L~eqGZIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

IPA: /kənˈteɪnd/ [UK, US], /kənˈtæɪnd/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-contained.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪnd, -æɪnd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} contained
  1. simple past and past participle of contain Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: contain
    Sense id: en-contained-en-verb-lh1Lu2Bb Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed (past participle): 13 87
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