- contents[plural] the things that are contained in something
- He tipped the contents of the bag onto the table.
- Fire has caused severe damage to the contents of the building.
- She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.
- She picked up the glass and drank the contents.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + contents- dump
- empty
- pour
- …
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- contents[plural] the different sections that are contained in a book
- a table of contents (= the list at the front of a book)
- a contents page
- [uncountable] the subject matter of a book, speech, programme, etc.
- Her poetry has a good deal of political content.
- Your tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say.
- The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.
- This study is based on a content analysis of press coverage of the president during his time in office.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- original
- quality
- rich
- …
- create
- deliver
- provide
- …
- provider
- [singular] (following a noun) the amount of a substance that is contained in something else
- food with a high fat content
- water/moisture/protein/DNA content
- the alcohol content of a drink
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- alcohol
- …
- [uncountable] (computing) the information or other material contained on a website or other digital media
- digital/video/online content
- We plan to spend more on creating content for the website.
- delivering premium content to users
- a method of sharing content over the internet
- to stream/access/consume/view content
- content management
Extra Examples- The way people are accessing their Web content is changing.
- They haven't updated the content of their site.
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta ‘things contained’), neuter past participle of continere from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’.
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