INCLUDE Definition & Meaning

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include

[ in-klood ]

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verb (used with object)

included, including.

to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
The so-called “complete breakfast” in this ad included juice, milk, cereal, toast, eggs, and bacon.
The anniversary edition of the game will include the expansion packs and DLC.
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to place in an aggregate, class, category, or the like: Hawks and eagles are included in the family “Accipitridae.”
Please include me in any future discussions.
Hawks and eagles are included in the family “Accipitridae.”
to contain as a subordinate element; involve as a factor: Schooling should include friendship, fun, and laughter, in addition to rigorous study.
Our comprehensive approach to health includes such aspects as resilience, resources, and quality of life.
Schooling should include friendship, fun, and laughter, in addition to rigorous study.

include

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verb

to have as contents or part of the contents; be made up of or contain
to add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category
to contain as a secondary or minor ingredient or element

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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��·��·��ܻ�� verb (used with object) reincluded reincluding
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of include¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin ��Գ��ū�� “to shut in,” equivalent to in- in- ² + -��ū��, combining form of claudere “to shut”; close

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of include¹

C15 (in the sense: to enclose): from Latin ��Գ��ū�� to enclose, from in- ² + claudere to close

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Synonym Study

Include, comprehend, comprise, embrace imply containing parts of a whole. To include is to contain as a part or member, or among the parts and members, of a whole: The list includes many new names. To comprehend is to have within the limits, scope, or range of references, as either a part or the whole number of items concerned: The plan comprehends several projects. To comprise is to consist of, as the various parts serving to make up the whole: This genus comprises 50 species. Embrace emphasizes the extent or assortment of that which is included: The report embraces a great variety of subjects.

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The security guards include those of the owner’s husband who have arrived to exact revenge on Rick.

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Key issues he wants to tackle include defending the 2nd Amendment, finding more resources to support veterans in the department and preventing the release of violent criminals, according to his campaign website.

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He went on to be regarded by many as the finest actor ever to emerge from Wales, starring in films including Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Cain travelled to different favelas, including to one where documentary crews had never been allowed to film.

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Democrats were able to maintain the liberal majority on the court despite the tens of millions of dollars spent by conservative groups, including by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who campaigned there in person.

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