include
Other forms: including; included; includes
The verb include means to consider as a part of something. A list of your favorite things may include chocolate and friends.
The verb include also means adding something (or someone) to a category or group. Once you try bungee jumping, you might want to include, or add, that to your list of favorite things. You may be forced to include your little sister in your party if your parents insist.
Definitions of include
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have as a part; be made up out of“The list includes the names of many famous writers”
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Antonyms:
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exclude
lack or fail to include
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comprise, contain, incorporate
include or contain; have as a component
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comprehend, cover, embrace, encompass
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
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involve
contain as a part
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subsume
contain or include
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bear, carry, contain, hold
contain or hold; have within
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attach to, inhere in
be part of
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repose, reside, rest
be inherent or innate in;
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retain
hold back within
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confine, enclose, hold in
close in; darkness enclosed him"
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exclude
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consider as part of something“I include you in the list of culprits”
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add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category“We must include this chemical element in the group”
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type of:
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add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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add
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allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
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induct, initiate
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
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readmit
admit again or anew
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involve
engage as a participant
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drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
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entangle, mire
entrap
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type of:
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allow, countenance, let, permit
consent to, give permission
Pronunciation
US
/ɪnˈklud/
UK
/ɪnˈklud/
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