Include

  • 21include — verb 1》 comprise or contain as part of a whole. 2》 make part of a whole or set.     ↘allow (someone) to share in an activity or privilege.     ↘(include someone out) informal specifically exclude someone. Origin ME: from L. includere, from in… …

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  • 22include — /In klu:d/ verb (T) 1 (not in progressive) if a group or a set includes something or someone, it has that thing or person as one of its parts: Our tour party included several retired couples. | The price includes postage charges. see comprise 2… …

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  • 23include — verb 1) activities include drama and music Syn: incorporate, comprise, encompass, cover, embrace, take in, number, contain 2) include the cost of repairs Syn: allow for, count, take …

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  • 24include — /ɪnˈklud / (say in kloohd) verb (t) (included, including) 1. to contain, embrace, or comprise, as a whole does parts or any part or element. 2. to place in an aggregate, class, category, or the like. 3. to contain as a subordinate element;… …

  • 25include — transitive verb (included; including) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin includere, from in + claudere to close more at close Date: 15th century 1. to shut up ; enclose 2. to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group 3. to contain… …

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  • 26include — includable, includible, adj. /in kloohd /, v.t., included, including. 1. to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual. 2. to place in an aggregate, class, category, or… …

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  • 27include — verb Include is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑archive, ↑bill, ↑cast, ↑category, ↑collection, ↑conference, ↑course, ↑definition, ↑delegation, ↑design, ↑display, ↑ …

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  • 28include — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To contain] Syn. hold, admit, cover, embrace, involve, consist of, take in, entail, encompass, incorporate, constitute, accommodate, comprise, compose, be comprised of, be composed of, comprehend, embody, implicate, be made… …

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  • 29include — [[t]ɪnklu͟ːd[/t]] ♦ includes, including, included 1) VERB If one thing includes another thing, it has the other thing as one of its parts. [V n] A good British breakfast always includes sausages... [V n] The trip has been extended to include a… …

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  • 30include — in•clude [[t]ɪnˈklud[/t]] v. t. clud•ed, clud•ing 1) to contain or encompass as part of a whole: The meal includes dessert and coffee[/ex] 2) to place as part of a category 3) to enclose • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L inclūdere to shut in …

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