contained
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- containedly adverb
- subcontained adjective
- uncontained adjective
- well-contained adjective
Etymology
Origin of contained
First recorded in 1400–50, contained is from the late Middle English word conteynyd. See contain, -ed 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
These cans contained fillets from four species collected over a 42-year span in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay.
From Science Daily
The first attempt in 1872 contained 17 questions and was essentially a house register - recording who lived where, along with basic markers such as age, religion, caste and occupation.
From BBC
The judge would have to infer guilt from the fact that stories contained private information, and, he claimed, Mail journalists had a "propensity" to use unlawful methods.
From BBC
“As a result, markets are shifting from pricing a contained disruption to a scenario where higher energy costs begin to weigh more meaningfully on global growth,” he says.
Bank of Korea governor nominee Shin Hyun-song said U.S. dollar liquidity in South Korea remains ample despite recent volatility in the won, suggesting external risks to the financial system are contained.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
