include
(verb) add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; “We must include this chemical element in the group”
include
(verb) consider as part of something; “I include you in the list of culprits”
admit, let in, include
(verb) allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; “admit someone to the profession”; “She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar”
include
(verb) have as a part, be made up out of; “The list includes the names of many famous writers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
include (third-person singular simple present includes, present participle including, simple past and past participle included)
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
(obsolete) To enclose, confine. [from early 15th c.]
(obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.
(programming) To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.
• exclude
include (plural includes)
(programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
• clued-in, nuclide
Source: Wiktionary
In*clude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.] Etym: [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Enclose.]
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. The whole included race, his purposed prey. Milton. The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak.
3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.] Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. Shak.
Syn.
– To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
