include
Translation
to contain, to comprise, to incorporate
Examples
The price includes breakfast.
The price contains breakfast.
Please include your name on the list.
Please add your name to the list.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to contain (sth.) as part of a whole The price includes breakfast.
((sb./sth.)) ((in sth.)) to make (sb./sth.) part of (sth.) Please include your name on the list.
Similar Words
Synonyms: contain, comprise, encompass; Antonyms: exclude, omit
Etymology
From Latin 'includere', from 'in-' (in) + 'claudere' (to shut, close). Literally 'to shut in'.
Memory Tips
To 'include' something is to 'close' it 'in' a group.