Containment Meaning
/kənˈteɪnmənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being contained.
nounThe state of containing.
Sentence Examples
Containment weighs us down.
The end of containment will be a relief for the whole world.
Dmitri took the zombie to a zombie containment room.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The government's policy of ____ prevented the virus from spreading to other regions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ weighs us down.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. English contain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English containment From contain + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A new siding and turnback facility at Midleton will also be developed, along with new cable containment routes."
— 2024 September 18, “Network News: Cork twin-tracking set to begin”, in RAIL, number 1018, page 13:
"The containment of a rich man's estate."
— 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
"Mr. Putin has reinvigorated an alliance that spent years confused about its purpose once it lost the adversary it was formed to contain, the Soviet Union. Now, containment is back."
— 2022 February 18, David E. Sanger, “The United States’ Message to Russia: Prove Us Wrong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government's policy of ____ prevented the virus from spreading to other regions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ weighs us down.