ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Include

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈkluːd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Include is a verb meaning To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

Meaning

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

More Meanings

  1. To consider as part of something; to comprehend.
  2. (programming) To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.
  3. (programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
  4. (obsolete) To enclose, confine.
  5. (obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.

Example Sentences

up to and including page twenty-five
The vacation package includes car rental.
The loss of such a lord includes all harm.
The whole included race, his purposed prey.

Word Forms

Synonyms for include

Depending on context, synonyms include add, admit, allow, bear, circumscribe, compose.

Antonyms for include

Common opposites include exclude, drop, lack, omit, refrain, shut.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include admit, incorporate, inclusion, involve, comprehend, integrating.

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