Word: contained
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
tained
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of contain; hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Morphemes:
Affix: contain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold inside.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: to hold
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.