"contain" meaning in English

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      "form": "contains",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "contained",
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    {
      "form": "contained",
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        "participle"
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      "form": "containing",
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  "hyphenation": "con‧tain",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Did the envelope contain a letter?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week."
        },
        {
          "text": "The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors."
        },
        {
          "text": "The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects."
        },
        {
          "text": "Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material."
        },
        {
          "text": "Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy."
        },
        {
          "text": "A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files."
        }
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        "If x contains y, y is in x."
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        {
          "text": "Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears."
        },
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          "text": "Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses."
        }
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        "If you contain something, you stop it from getting out."
      ],
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      "enpr": "kən-tān'",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈteɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "form": "contains",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "contained",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contained",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "containing",
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        "present",
        "participle"
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        {
          "text": "Did the envelope contain a letter?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week."
        },
        {
          "text": "The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors."
        },
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          "text": "The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects."
        },
        {
          "text": "Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material."
        },
        {
          "text": "Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy."
        },
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          "text": "A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files."
        }
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        "If x contains y, y is in x."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears."
        },
        {
          "text": "Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you contain something, you stop it from getting out."
      ],
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        "US"
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