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contenir

contenir

Catalan

Verb

contenir (first-person singular present continc, past participle contingut)

  1. to contain

Conjugation


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō.

Pronunciation

Verb

contenir

  1. to contain (To have in)
  2. to contain, to hold back (control, e.g. a disease)
  3. to hold, to take, to seat (To have a capacity of)

Conjugation

This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -tenir, such as retenir and détenir, are conjugated this way.


Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

contenir

  1. (reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check
  2. (reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem contien distinct from the unstressed stem conten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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