"self-contain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-contains [present, singular, third-person], self-containing [participle, present], self-contained [participle, past], self-contained [past]
Etymology: From self- + contain. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|contain}} self- + contain Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive, uncommon
    Sense id: en-self-contain-en-verb-5qblKHUt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (transitive, uncommon) To be wrapped up in oneself; to be reserved. Tags: transitive, uncommon
    Sense id: en-self-contain-en-verb-4ZfZSAD9

Inflected forms

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