"contain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

contain verbo

contain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 1074
contain information • contain ingredients • contain elements • contain material • contain references • contain sugar • ...
verbo + contain
Kolokacji: 15
try to contain • found to contain • seem to contain • released containing • say to contain • ...
contain + preposición
Kolokacji: 47
contain within • contain in • contain by • contain among • contain about • ...
contain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 56
contain therein • barely contain • actually contain • originally contain • once contain • generally contain • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
(1) therein, normally, commonly
Kolokacji: 3
(2) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
(5) once, formerly
Kolokacji: 2
(6) generally, clearly, exactly
Kolokacji: 3
(7) entirely, alone, exclusively
Kolokacji: 3
(8) effectively, potentially
Kolokacji: 2
  • Yet the political impact of the investigation can no longer be easily contained.
  • They can easily contain any attempt we might make to break out of this area.
  • But once magic is stirred up, it isn't easily contained.
  • There were simply too many pirate ships to be contained easily.
  • There were only a handful of guards outside, but that building could easily contain two dozen more.
  • He had expected Bruce to be easily contained by the admittedly second rate players, and chopped down to size.
  • Salt lies deep in the earth and can easily contain deadly radiation.
  • I had no doubt it would easily contain one internal atmosphere against the vacuum of space.
  • The floodbanks easily contained the threat to the village itself.
  • But a very small, isolated population could easily contain a carrier or carriers of some infection.
(12) supposedly, purportedly
Kolokacji: 2
(13) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2

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