Contents

Quick meaning: Contents is a noun meaning plural of content.

Meaning

plural of content.

More Meanings

1. (usually in the plural) That which is contained.
2. (plural only) A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
3. third-person singular simple present indicative of content

Example Sentences

The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.

It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.

I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.

Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.

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