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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

include

verb · Say it: in-KLOOD

What it means

Foundation

to make someone or something part of a group or whole

Please include everyone in the game so nobody feels left out.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • contain
  • incorporate
  • involve

Antonyms (opposite meaning)

  • exclude
  • omit

More examples

  • The ticket price includes a ride on the steam train.

Where the word comes from

From Latin 'includere', meaning to shut in.

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