Definition of INCLUDE

include

Plural: includes

Verb

Verb Forms: included, including, includes

  • To have or comprise as part of a whole.
  • have as a part, be made up out of
    • "The list includes the names of many famous writers"
  • consider as part of something
    • "I include you in the list of culprits"
  • add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category
    • "We must include this chemical element in the group"
  • allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
  • To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
  • To consider as part of something; to comprehend.
  • To enclose, confine.
  • To conclude; to terminate.
  • To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.

Noun

  • A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

Examples

  • Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?
  • Her strategy always included challenging dubious words in Words With Friends.
  • I was included in the invitation to the family gathering.
  • I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
  • The vacation package includes car rental.
  • up to and including page twenty-five
  • You have to include the strings library to use this function.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English includen, borrowed from Latin inclūdere (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudere (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Doublet of enclose. Displaced native Old English belūcan (“to include,” also “to shut in”).

Antonyms

exclude, drop, lack, omit, refrain

Scrabble Score: 10

include: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
include: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
include: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

include: valid Words With Friends Word