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Definition of include verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

include

verb
 
/ɪnˈkluːd/
 
/ɪnˈkluːd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they include
 
/ɪnˈkluːd/
 
/ɪnˈkluːd/
he / she / it includes
 
/ɪnˈkluːdz/
 
/ɪnˈkluːdz/
past simple included
 
/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/
 
/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/
past participle included
 
/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/
 
/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/
-ing form including
 
/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
 
/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
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  1. (not used in the progressive tenses) if one thing includes another, it has the second thing as one of its parts
    • include something The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.
    • Does the price include tax?
    • The report includes a number of recommendations.
    • include doing something Your duties will include greeting visitors and directing them to the appropriate department.
    Extra Examples
    • Helpers at the event included students from a local school, as well as their parents.
    • The festival is expanding to include more fringe events.
    • The guide includes general information for instructors as well as answers to specific questions.
  2. to make somebody/something part of something
    • include somebody/something in something You should include some examples in your essay.
    • We need to include children in our study.
    • include somebody/something as something Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference.
    • include somebody/something/yourself among somebody/something Quite a few members are worried and I include myself among them.
    Extra Examples
    • Include in your answer clear definitions where appropriate.
    • It would be simple to include such data as part of any risk calculation.
    • Three factor variables were included in the analysis.
    • Not included in this list are those countries that are minor in importance.
    • Filters allow you to either include or exclude specific types of activity from generated reports.
    opposite exclude (1)
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘shut in’): from Latin includere, from in- ‘into’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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