include
include
/ɪnˈkluːd/
(not used in the progressive tenses)
1 if one thing includes another, it has the second thing as one of its parts
include something The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.
Does the price include tax?
The report includes a number of recommendations.
include doing something Your duties will include greeting visitors and directing them to the appropriate department.
2 to make somebody/something part of something
include somebody/something in something You should include some examples in your essay.
We need to include children in our study.
include somebody/something as something Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference.
include somebody/something/yourself among somebody/something Quite a few members are worried and I include myself among them.
Word Origin
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘shut in’): from Latin includere, from in- ‘into’ + claudere ‘to shut’.