"content" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kən'tɛnt/ Forms: content [positive], more content [comparative], most content [superlative]
enPR: kəntĕnt' Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is content, they are happy and satisfied.
    Sense id: simple-content-en-adj-5PrLLhsk

Noun

IPA: /'kɒntɛnt/ [UK], /'kɑntɛnt/ [US] Audio: en-us-content.ogg [US] Forms: content [singular], contents [plural]
enPR: kŏn'tĕnt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The contents of a container, such as a bag, a file, a book etc., are the things that are in it.
    Sense id: simple-content-en-noun-93KhPgUn
  2. The fat, water, alcohol, etc. content of something is the amount of that substance in something else. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-content-en-noun-NwTlUU~-
  3. Content is the feeling of being happy and satisfied.
    Sense id: simple-content-en-noun-pNuchkOF

Verb

Forms: content [canonical], contents [third-person, singular], contented [past], contented [past, participle], contenting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If somebody contents themselves with something, they accept it even though they wanted something different.
    Sense id: simple-content-en-verb-EST6TJ75
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        {
          "text": "A couple of green plastic bags had torn open, and the contents had spilled out onto the floor."
        },
        {
          "text": "Scientists examined the contents of the dead bird's stomach."
        },
        {
          "text": "The students were generally happy with the course content and the instructor."
        },
        {
          "text": "More writing could improve students' content knowledge as well as their writing skills."
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The red wine had a deep color and high alcohol content."
        }
      ],
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        "The fat, water, alcohol, etc. content of something is the amount of that substance in something else."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She could sleep to her heart's content."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Content is the feeling of being happy and satisfied."
      ],
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      "poses": [
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "poses": [
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      "tags": [
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      "poses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    }
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      "form": "more content",
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      "form": "most content",
      "tags": [
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          "text": "She had always been perfectly content to live in the city."
        },
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          "text": "Women with many friends are actually less content with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends."
        }
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      "sampa": "/k@n\"tEnt"
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          "text": "A couple of green plastic bags had torn open, and the contents had spilled out onto the floor."
        },
        {
          "text": "Scientists examined the contents of the dead bird's stomach."
        },
        {
          "text": "The students were generally happy with the course content and the instructor."
        },
        {
          "text": "More writing could improve students' content knowledge as well as their writing skills."
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        "The contents of a container, such as a bag, a file, a book etc., are the things that are in it."
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        {
          "text": "The red wine had a deep color and high alcohol content."
        }
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "She could sleep to her heart's content."
        }
      ],
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      ]
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      "poses": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sampa": "/\"kQntEnt/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "sampa": "/\"kAntEnt/",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "more content",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "most content",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "She had always been perfectly content to live in the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "Women with many friends are actually less content with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends."
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      "tags": [
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    },
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