# include

Pronunciation: say "in-KLOOD" /ɪnˈkluːd/

## Verb

1. To have or count something as one of its parts or members.
   - Simple: To have something as one of its parts.
   - _The subscription includes access to every back issue._
   - _These benefits include health insurance and paid leave._
2. To bring someone or something into a group, class, set, or total as a part or member.
   - Simple: To make someone or something part of a group, set, or total.
   - _The committee voted to include her among the finalists._
   - _Organizers included several local artists in the festival lineup._

## Verb

3. To shut something in or hold it within set limits; to enclose or confine. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To shut something in or keep it within limits.
4. To bring something to a close; to conclude or terminate it. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To bring something to an end or finish it.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To use a directive that allows source code from another file to be used in the current one.
- (noun) A separate block of code or other material that is fetched on demand and inserted into another file or page.

## Origin

Latin inclūdere ("to shut in, enclose"), made of in- ("in") and claudere ("to shut"), was borrowed into Middle English as includen; its root is a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "key" or "hook." It is a doublet of enclose and pushed out the native Old English belūcan.

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