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/ |
- (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.
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- 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 Examplesopposite exclude (1)- 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.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘shut in’): from Latin includere, from in- ‘into’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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