English verb: include | |||
1. | include (stative) have as a part, be made up out of | ||
Samples | The list includes the names of many famous writers. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attach to, bear, carry, comprehend, comprise, contain, contain, cover, embrace, encompass, hold, incorporate, inhere in, involve, subsume | ||
Entail | feature, have | ||
Antonyms | exclude | ||
2. | include (cognition) consider as part of something | ||
Samples | I include you in the list of culprits. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry, colligate, count, subsume | ||
Antonyms | exclude, leave out, omit, except, leave off, take out | ||
3. | include (change) add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category | ||
Samples | We must include this chemical element in the group. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
4. | include (social) allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of | ||
Samples | Admit someone to the profession. She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar. | ||
Synonyms | admit, let in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | induct, initiate, involve, readmit | ||
Verb group | accept, admit, take, take on | ||
Antonyms | keep out, shut out, exclude, shut | ||