include
/ɪnˈkluːd/
UK: /ɪnˈkluːd/
include
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Definition
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Etymology
From Middle English includen, borrowed from Latin inclūdere (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudere (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). Doublet of enclose. Displaced native Old English belūcan (“to include,” also “to shut in”).
Example Sentences
- "I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."
- "The vacation package includes car rental."
- "Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?"
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