Include Definition
ĭn-klo͝od
included, includes, including
verb
included, includes, including
To shut up or in; enclose.
Webster's New World
To consider as part of a whole; take into account.
Webster's New World
To consider as part of or allow into a group or class.
Thanked the host for including us.
American Heritage
To have as part of a whole; contain; comprise.
The price includes sales tax.
Webster's New World
To make part of a whole; put into a total, category, etc.
To be included as a candidate.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- be made up of
- implicate
- comprehend
- be comprised of
- constitute
- entail
- hold
- compose
- comprise
- incorporate
- encompass
- take-in
- consist of
- involve
- embrace
noun
(computing) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
Wiktionary
Origin of Include
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Middle English includen from Latin inclūdere to enclose in- in in–2 claudere to close
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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