"self-contained" meaning in English

See self-contained in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛlf.kənˌteɪnd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more self-contained [comparative], most self-contained [superlative]
Etymology: self- + contained Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|contained}} self- + contained Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-contained (comparative more self-contained, superlative most self-contained)
  1. Not requiring external or additional support; complete in itself.
    Sense id: en-self-contained-en-adj-nxk8vK2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 3 52
  2. (of a person) Wrapped up in oneself; reserved.
    Sense id: en-self-contained-en-adj-2cMXkcMG

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛlf.kənˌteɪnd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: self- + contained Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|contained}} self- + contained Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} self-contained
  1. simple past and past participle of self-contain Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: self-contain Hypernyms: contained Translations (not requiring external or additional support): самостоятелен (samostojatelen) (Bulgarian), автономен (avtonomen) (Bulgarian), 設施齊全的 (Chinese Mandarin), 设施齐全的 (shèshī qíquán de) (Chinese Mandarin), 獨立 (Chinese Mandarin), 独立 (dúlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 自給 (Chinese Mandarin), 自给 (zìjǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), omavarainen (Finnish), autonome (French), indépendant (French), autark (German), autonom (German), selbstständig (German), αυτόνομος (aftónomos) (Greek), αυτοτελής (aftotelís) (Greek), ανεξάρτητος (anexártitos) (Greek), önálló (Hungarian), 自給の (jikyū no) (alt: じきゅうの) (Japanese), independente (Portuguese), автоно́мный (avtonómnyj) (Russian), незави́симый (nezavísimyj) (Russian), самостоя́тельный (samostojátelʹnyj) (Russian), autónomo (Spanish), independiente (Spanish), autárquico (Spanish), khép kín (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-self-contained-en-verb-Pmg9~et8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 3 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 20 15 64

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