contents

1. 1
   noun

   The things held inside a box, bag, or other container.

   Like everything you find inside when you open a gift.

   She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.

   The contents of the box were wrapped in soft paper.

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2. 2
   nounplural

   A list at the start of a book that shows the chapters and their page numbers.

   Like a signpost at the front of a book showing where each part is.

   I checked the contents to find the chapter on baking.

   The contents listed twelve chapters with their starting pages.

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3. 3
   noun

   Plural of content. Use it for what is inside something, or what a book, magazine or website holds.

   The website's contents were updated overnight.

   Editors reviewed all the contents before publishing the issue.

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4. 4
   verb

   The form of content used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   A quiet evening at home contents him more than any party.

   She contents herself with a single cup of coffee each morning.

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