content

content
I UK [ˈkɒntent] / US [ˈkɑnˌtent] noun
Word forms "content":
singular content plural contents
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1) contents
[plural] the things that are inside something such as a box, bottle, building, or room

The entire contents of the house were put up for auction.

He emptied out the contents of his pockets onto the table.

2)
a) contents
[plural] the things that are written in a book, magazine, letter, document etc

The contents of the document remain secret.

b) a list at the beginning of a book or magazine, showing the parts into which the book or magazine is divided

I can't find it in the contents.

3) [uncountable] the subject, ideas, or story that a piece of writing or a radio or television programme deals with

The show's content is not suitable for young children.

4) [uncountable] any material, such as writing, pictures, or music, that appears on a website or other electronic medium

Several start-ups were bankrupted by the high cost of producing original content.

5) [singular] the amount of a substance that something contains

a breakfast cereal with a high sugar content


II UK [kənˈtent] / US adjective [never before noun] **
a) happy and satisfied with your life
quite/perfectly content:

When I last saw her, she seemed quite content.

b) satisfied and willing to accept a situation, and not wanting anything more or better

She is content to live quietly by herself.

content with:

He seems to be content with a fairly minor role in the government.

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not content with... — used to say that someone is not satisfied with something which most people would consider to be enough or too much, but wants or does more

Not content with disrupting the meeting, he then proceeded to insult the chairman.


III UK [kənˈtent] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "content":
present tense I/you/we/they content he/she/it contents present participle contenting past tense contented past participle contented formal
to make someone feel happy or satisfied
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IV UK [kənˈtent] / US noun [uncountable] literary
a feeling of happiness and satisfaction

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  • content — content, ente [ kɔ̃tɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • fin XIIIe; lat. contentus, de continere → contenir ♦ Satisfait. 1 ♦ Content de qqch. Vx Comblé, qui n a plus besoin d autre chose. « Qui vit content de rien possède toute chose » (Boileau). Subst. m. (fin XVe) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • content — content, ente (kon tan, tan t ) adj. 1°   Qui se contente de, qui s accommode de, se borne à. Content de peu. •   Le sage y vit en paix [sous l humble toit] et méprise le reste ; Content de ses douceurs, errant parmi les bois, Il regarde à ses… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • content — CONTENT, ENTE. adj. Celui, celle qui a l esprit satisfait. Un homme content. Il est content de sa condition, de sa fortune, de ses biens. Il est content de peu de choses. Elle est contente de tout. Il vit content. Il a le coeur content. Il ne… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • content — CONTENT, [cont]ente. adj. Qui est satisfait, qui a ce qu il desire. Un homme content. un esprit content. il est content de sa condition, de sa fortune, de ses biens. il est content de peu de chose. il vit content. il a le coeur content. il mene… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • content — Content, AEquus, Contentus. Estre content de ce qu on a, Continere se finibus rerum suarum. Estre content, Magnitudinem animi adhibere rei alicui. Estre content de perdre du sien, Concedere de iure suo. Je suis, ou J en suis content, Per me licet …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Content — or contents may refer to: Contentment, a state of being Content (algebra), the highest common factor of a polynomial s coefficients Content (measure theory), an additive real function defined on a field of sets Content (media), published… …   Wikipedia

  • content — con‧tent [ˈkɒntent ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun 1. contents [plural] the things that are inside a bag, box, room etc: • The contents of the suitcase were seized by the police. 2. contents [plural] the things that are written in a letter, document, book etc: •… …   Financial and business terms

  • content — 1. Content is pronounced with stress on the second syllable as a verb (see 2), adjective, and noun (meaning ‘a contented state’: see 3), and on the first syllable as a noun (meaning ‘what is contained’: see 4). 2. Content oneself with (not by) is …   Modern English usage

  • Content 2.0 — is a technology that turns a static (content rich) web page on a web site into an interactive web page. This ability to interact with the web pages means that visitors to a Content 2.0 enabled web site can comment on the content that s on the… …   Wikipedia

  • content — Ⅰ. content [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction. ► VERB 1) satisfy; please. 2) (content oneself with) accept (something) as adequate despite wanting something more or better. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • Content — Con*tent , n. 1. Rest or quietness of the mind in one s present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness. [1913 Webster] Such is the fullness of my heart s content. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Acquiescence… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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