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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Include vs. contain

How do we use "include" and "contain" correctly in the context?
What is the difference between them?

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Top answer

s=t Examples: The bottle contains water. The bottle includes water. The meat contains preservatives.

— AlpheccaStars

  • s=t Examples: The bottle contains water.
  • The bottle includes water.
  • The meat contains preservatives.
  • The meat includes preservatives.
  • The package includes batteries.
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I concur with Alphecca. The package example is precisely the difference. Contains comes from a similar root as "contents" which makes it easier to remember that it is speaking of something that holds contents, or can hold in/hold back something example given in the dictionary entry of containing an outbreak. Include more often refers to parts of whole, or a list of multiple items, which is why
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contain reminds us a container,so sth. comes within sth else,but include is Seth that could be attached to sth else,so it comes next to sth not necessarily within that
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