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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Hold/contain

Hi.
What's the difference between holding something and containing something?

Thanks in advance!
  

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Thanks in advance! When I hold a book in my hand, I don't contain it. I can hold a door open, but I can't contain a door open.

— CalifJim

  • Thanks in advance!
  • When I hold a book in my hand, I don't contain it.
  • I can hold a door open, but I can't contain a door open.
  • The city may hold a sporting event, but it doesn't contain it.
  • CJ
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soheil1Hi.What's the difference between holding something and containing something?Thanks in advance!
When I hold a book in my hand, I don't contain it.
I can hold a door open, but I can't contain a door open.
The city may hold a sporting event, but it doesn't contain it.

CJ
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