including
English meaning: Including
Definition
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example
“I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.”
Another example: “The tour visits five cities, including Rome and Venice.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The present participle of 'include', most often used as a preposition introducing examples that form part of a larger whole ('several countries, including France'). Standard in all registers; the opposite is 'excluding'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'includere' (to shut in, enclose), from 'in-' (in) + 'claudere' (to close); entered English in the early 15th century.
Synonyms
- containing
- comprising
- incorporating
- encompassing
- counting
- embracing
Antonyms / Opposites
- excluding
- omitting
- barring
Related Words
- contain
- comprise
- such as
- part of
- among
- along with
Common Collocations
- including but not limited to
- not including
- including all
- including the cost
- including everyone
- prices including tax
Word Forms
include (v); includes; included; including; inclusion (n); inclusive (adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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