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in the PONS Dictionary

contain VB

contain
enthalten
contain
beinhalten

con·tain [kənˈteɪn] VB trans

1. contain (hold, have, include):

to contain sth
etw enthalten
a file containing a lot of important documents
ein Aktenordner mit zahlreichen wichtigen Informationen
try to avoid foods which contain a lot of fat
versuchen Sie allzu fette Nahrungsmittel zu vermeiden
to be contained in sth
in etw dat enthalten sein
the documents contained in the old box ...
die Dokumente, die sich in der alten Schachtel befanden, ...

2. contain:

to contain sth (limit)
etw in Grenzen halten
to contain sth (hold back)
etw aufhalten

3. contain (suppress):

to contain sth
etw zurückhalten
to contain oneself
sich acc zurückhalten
she could barely contain herself
sie konnte kaum an sich halten
Present
Icontain
youcontain
he/she/itcontains
wecontain
youcontain
theycontain
Past
Icontained
youcontained
he/she/itcontained
wecontained
youcontained
theycontained
Present Perfect
Ihavecontained
youhavecontained
he/she/ithascontained
wehavecontained
youhavecontained
theyhavecontained
Past Perfect
Ihadcontained
youhadcontained
he/she/ithadcontained
wehadcontained
youhadcontained
theyhadcontained
See further verb tables