"contenir" meaning in French

See contenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kɔ̃t.niʁ/ Audio: Fr-contenir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French contenir, borrowed from Latin continēre. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|contenir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French contenir, {{inh+|fr|fro|contenir}} Inherited from Old French contenir, {{bor|fr|la|contineō|continēre}} Latin continēre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} contenir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], contenir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], contenant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], contenu [participle, past], contiens [first-person, indicative, present, singular], contiens [indicative, present, second-person, singular], contient [indicative, present, singular, third-person], contenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], contenez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], contiennent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], contenais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], contenais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], contenait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], contenions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], conteniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], contenaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], contins [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], contins [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], contint [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], contînmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], contîntes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], continrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], contiendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], contiendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], contiendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], contiendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], contiendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], contiendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], contiendrais [conditional, first-person, singular], contiendrais [conditional, second-person, singular], contiendrait [conditional, singular, third-person], contiendrions [conditional, first-person, plural], contiendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], contiendraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], contienne [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], contiennes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], contienne [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], contenions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], conteniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], contiennent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], continsse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], continsses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], contînt [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], continssions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], continssiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], continssent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], contiens [imperative, second-person, singular], contenons [first-person, imperative, plural], contenez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to contain Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-contenir-fr-verb-o5GOj7qj
  2. (transitive) to contain, to hold back, to keep in check (to control) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-contenir-fr-verb-pQz69tet Categories (other): French terms with collocations, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -ir, Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-id preterite, French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation tenir Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 31 2 26 24 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -ir: 10 3 30 3 25 28 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 10 3 31 3 25 28 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-id preterite: 10 3 30 4 25 28 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 30 44 25
  3. (transitive) to hold, to take, to seat (to have a capacity of) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-contenir-fr-verb-hTUMWJmi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contenant, conteneur, contenu Related terms: contenance, content

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "contienne",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "continsse",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "continsses",
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.tɛ̃s/",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
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        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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