The information contained on forms would be kept strictly confidential. Each food serving contains 95 calories. You could retrieve all files that contained certain key words.
If something such as a box or a room contains things, those things are in it. The bag contained a present.
- to hold or be capable of holding or including within a fixed limit or area: this contains five pints.
to hold or be capable of holding or including within a fixed limit or area: this contains five pints to keep (one's feelings, behaviour, etc) within bounds; restrain
Anytime you’re writing or speaking and you find yourself stuck between “containes” and “contains,” just remember the singular “s” rule. Choose “contains” to keep your English clear and correct.
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