include

/in'klu:d/

Definition

Verb:
- To contain as a part or member: To have something or someone as a constituent element within a larger whole.
- To place, list, or consider as part of a set, group, or category: To add or incorporate something into a collection or total.
- To allow participation or membership: To grant someone the right to be part of a group or activity.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- The price does not include taxes. (The total cost does not contain taxes as a part.)
- Please include your contact information on the form. (Please add your contact details as part of the form's content.)
- The tour includes a visit to the museum. (The tour has a museum visit as one of its parts.)
- The club decided to include new members. (The club allowed new people to become part of it.)

Advanced Usage

"to be included in": To be part of a specified set or group.
- Breakfast is included in the room rate. (Breakfast forms part of the total price for the room.)
"including" (preposition): Used to introduce examples that are part of the whole.
- Many languages, including English and Spanish, are spoken here. (English and Spanish are examples that are part of the many languages spoken.)
"inclusive of" (formal): Having something as a part.
- The fee is inclusive of all materials. (The fee contains all materials as part of it.)

Variants and Related Words

Inclusion (n): The act of including or the state of being included.
- The inclusion of diverse perspectives is important.
Inclusive (adj): Including everything or all the stated items.
- The price is inclusive of service charges.
Including (prep): As previously defined in advanced usage.

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Related Phrases

All included: Everything is part of the deal or package.
- It's an all-inclusive resort.
Include out (humorous/rare): A playful reversal meaning to exclude, often used for ironic effect.
- You can include me out of that plan. (Meaning: Exclude me.)

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
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
consider as part of something
- I include you in the list of culprits
have as a part, be made up out of
- The list includes the names of many famous writers

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