"containing" meaning in English

See containing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-containing.ogg [US] Forms: contain [canonical], contains [third-person, singular], contained [past], contained [past, participle], containing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|contain}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of contain.
    Sense id: simple-containing-en-verb-R6ev84R3
     
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