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contained

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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UK, US: /kənˈteɪnd/
US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪnd
Australian: /kənˈtæɪnd/
rhymes with -æɪnd
CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T EY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adj

Meaning 1

Restricted in space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

The brush fire is now contained: if it doesn't jump the lines, it will burn itself out.

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verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of contain

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.

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Antonyms: none provided

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

gotten under control

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

the oil spill is contained

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more contained — comparative
most contained — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: uncontained

Related: controlled

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Hyphenation: con·tained

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Other relationships

Hyponyms: self-contained

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