beinhalten

German

Etymology

From be- +‎ Inhalt +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈʔɪnhaltn̩], [bəˈʔɪnhaltən]
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  • Hyphenation: be‧in‧hal‧ten

Verb

beinhalten (weak, third-person singular present beinhaltet, past tense beinhaltete, past participle beinhaltet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to comprise, to contain, to include, to involve
    Synonym: enthalten
    Das Gesetz beinhaltet auch folgenden Absatz.
    The law also includes the following paragraph.
  2. to comprise, to entail
  3. to imply, to implicate

Usage notes

  • beinhalten is more often used for immaterial contents; enthalten is more often used for material contents.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Beinhalter, Beinhaltung

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